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Gordon Patrick (cyclist)

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Gordon Patrick
Personal information
Full nameAlexander Gordon Patrick
Born(1914-06-13)13 June 1914
Mount Eden, Auckland, New Zealand
Died19 March 2014(2014-03-19) (aged 99)
Pakuranga, New Zealand
RelativeRonald Triner (cousin)
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportCycling
ClubManukau Amateur Cycling Club
Achievements and titles
National finalsPaced 10-mile champion (1937)

Alexander Gordon Patrick (13 June 1914 – 19 March 2014) was a New Zealand track cyclist who represented his country at the 1938 British Empire Games.

Early life and family

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Born in the Auckland suburb of Mount Eden on 13 June 1914, Patrick was the son of Andrew Taylor Patrick and Ethel Mary Patrick (née Triner).[1][2][3] Through his mother, he was a first cousin of Ronald Triner, who also represented New Zealand as a cyclist at the 1938 British Empire Games.[3][4]

Cycling

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A member of the Manuaku Amateur Cycling Club, Patrick was third, behind Ron Ulmer and Frank Grose, in the paced 10-mile race at the New Zealand cycling championships in 1935.[5] He went on to win the same event at the national championships in 1937, recording a time of 20:33.[6]

At the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney, Patrick competed in the 10-mile scratch race but was unplaced.[7]

Military service

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During World War II, Patrick served as a corporal in the Royal New Zealand Air Force.[8][9]

Sailing

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Patrick was an accomplished sailor of the Mistral class of two-handed dinghy,[10] originally designed by Des Townson in 1959,[11] and was a life member of the New Zealand Mistral Owners' Association.[12] He also used his skills as a woodwork teacher to build wooden Mistrals.[10]

Death

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Patrick died in Pakuranga on 19 March 2014, aged 99 years.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Birth search: registration number 1914/21483". Births, deaths & marriages online. Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Marriage search: registration number 1913/5282". Births, deaths & marriages online. Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Thomas family tree". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Ronald Triner". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Dominion cycling championships". Auckland Star. 21 February 1939. p. 14. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  6. ^ "Cycling form". Auckland Star. 7 March 1939. p. 16. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  7. ^ "Gordon Patrick". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  8. ^ a b "Alexander Gordon Patrick". HeavenAddress. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  9. ^ "Alexander Gordon Patrick". Online Cenotaph. Auckland War Memorial Museum. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  10. ^ a b "Gordon Patrick: celebrating 99 years" (PDF). The Mistral Tiller (10). Mistral Owners' Association: 1. 26 June 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  11. ^ "A brief history of the Mistral class" (PDF). Mistral Owners' Association. May 1989. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  12. ^ "Mistral class committee members and contact details 2016–2017". NZ Mistral Owners Association. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
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