| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Born | 21 February 1953 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Sprinting |
Patty Elaine Loverock (born 21 February 1953) is a Canadian retired sprinter who competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Loverock won a bronze medal in the 4 x 100 relay at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games. The following year she finished third behind fellow Canadian Stephanie Berto in the 200 metres at the British 1971 WAAA Championships. [1] [2] [3] At the 1971 Pan American Games Loverock finished eighth in the 200 metres.
She would finished eighth in the 200 metres at the 1974 Commonwealth Games in Christchurch. [4] She won a silver medal in the same event at the 1978 Games in Edmonton.
She won a silver and bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay at two Pacific Conference Games in 1973 and 1977.She finished second in the 1975 Pan American Games 100 metres and third in the 4 × 100 metres relay and won a bronze medal at the World Student Games in Rome.
At the 1976 Olympics Games in Montreal, she represented Canada in the women's 100 metres and 200 metres , where she got to the semi-finals in both events. She set a Canadian record of 23.03 in her quarter-final of the women's 200 metres. Loverock ran second leg of the women's 4 x 100 metres relay at the Olympics, the team set a Canadian and Commonwealth record of 43.17 second finishing in 4th place.
In 1978 she set a world indoor record for 60 yards, with a time of 6.78. Patty also set the Canadian record for the 100 metres with at time of 11.34, in 1975. [5]
