James Patterson
Athlete
Who is James Patterson?
James Lawrence Paterson OAM is an Australian Paralympic skier who has cerebral palsy.
Patterson was from Terrigal, New South Wales and a marine mechanic for Halvorsen Boats. After the 1994 Games, Patterson thanked the Terrigal community and his employer for supporting his overseas preparation.
At the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Paralympics, he competed in four events and won a silver medal in the Men's Downhill LW9 event and a bronze medal in the Men's Giant Slalom LW9 event. In 1996, at the IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships, he won a silver medal and two bronze medals. At the 1998 Winter Paralympics, he was team captain and competed in four events. He won a gold medal in the Men's Downhill LW1,3,5/7,9 event and a bronze medal in the Men's Slalom LW9 event Between 1997 to 1999, he was an Australian Institute of Sport Athlete with a Disability scholarship holder. His last major international competition was the 2000 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships, where he won a silver medal in the Men's Giant Slalom LW1,3,7,7,9. He announced his retirement in June 2001 citing his lost passion and the cost of competing on his family and finances.
We need you!
Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!
Citation
Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"James Patterson." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 27 Apr. 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/biography/james-patterson/m/0gywkg9>.
Discuss this James Patterson biography with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In