Darvis Patton
100m: 9.89
| Men’s athletics | ||
|---|---|---|
| Competitor for the United States | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| Silver | 2004 Athens | 4×100 m relay |
| Silver | 2012 London | 4×100 m relay |
| World Championships | ||
| Gold | 2007 Osaka | 4×100 m relay |
| Gold | 2003 Paris | 4×100 m relay |
| Silver | 2003 Paris | 200 m |
| Pan American Games | ||
| Silver | 2007 Rio de Janeiro | 100 m |
| Bronze | 2007 Rio de Janeiro | 4×100 m relay |
Darvis "Doc" Darell Patton (born December 4, 1977) is an American sprint athlete. He was the US Champion and World silver medallist over 200 meters in 2003. He has had much success with the American 4×100-meter relay team, becoming the 2003 and 2007 World Champion and winning a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
He initially focused on the 200 m but, after missing 2005 and 2006 due to injury, he switched to the 100 meter dash. He won the 100 m silver medal at the 2007 Pan American Games and reached the finals of the event at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2009 World Championships. He has broken the 10-second barrier and his personal record of 9.89 seconds places him within the top-ten fastest Americans in the event.
Read more about Darvis Patton: Early Career, World and Olympic Competition, Personal Bests, Competition Record
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