Patrick Dever Explained

Patrick Dever
Birth Date:1996 9, df=yes
Birth Place:Preston, Lancashire, England
Education:University of Tulsa
Country:United Kingdom
Sport:Long-distance running
Event:5000 m, 10000 m
Collegeteam:Tulsa Golden Hurricane
Club:Puma Elite Running Team
Turnedpro:2021
Coach:Alistair Cragg

Patrick Dever (born 5 September 1996) is a British long-distance runner.

Collegiate career

Dever attended and competed for the University of Tulsa for two years while working on his master's degree in accounting. He left Tulsa as a two time All-American in both cross country and track and field. On June 9, 2021, Dever won the NCAA national championship 10,000m in a meet record of 27:41.87, narrowly edging out Conner Mantz, and Abdihamid Nur by less than a second.[1]

Professional career

On October 25, 2021, Dever announced via an Instagram post that he has signed a professional running contract with Puma.[2] Dever trains with Puma Elite under coach Alistair Cragg.[3]

After becoming the 2024 British champion (by finishing as the highest placed British athlete at the night of the 10,000 PB's), Dever was subsequently named in the Great Britain team for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[4] [5]

Results and personal records

Taken from World Athletics profile.[6]

Championship Results

YearMeetVenueEventPlaceTimeNotes
2016European Cross Country ChampionshipsChia, Italy7.97 km49th24:29U23 Race
2017British Athletics ChampionshipsAlexander Stadium1500m11th3:51.56
European Cross Country ChampionshipsŠamorín, Slovakia8.23 km16th25:02U23 Race
2018European Cross Country ChampionshipsTilburg, Netherlands8.3 km5th24:05
2019British Indoor Athletics ChampionshipsArena Birmingham3000m8:00.83
European Cross Country ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal10.3 km25th31:29
2021NCAA Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsHayward Field10,000m1st27:41.87Meet Record
5000m6th13:19.85
British Athletics ChampionshipsManchester Regional Arena1st13:37.30
2022British Athletics Championships5th13:47.46
World Athletics ChampionshipsHayward Field10,000m23rd29:13.88
Commonwealth GamesAlexander Stadium5000m7th13:22.10
European Athletics ChampionshipsOlympiastadion21st13:45.89
Personal Records
SurfaceEventTimeDateVenue
Indoor track3000m7:43.57January 30, 2022Boston university
Outdoor track1500m3:41.18May 16, 2021Tampa Bay, Florida
One mile3:58.62July 24, 2021Loughborough, GBR
3000m7:37.39July 13, 2021Gateshead International Stadium
5000m13:19.85June 11, 2021Hayward Field
10,000m27:08.81March 16, 2024San Juan Capistrano, California

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Patrick Dever . March 22, 2023 . Tulsa Athletics.
  2. Web site: October 25, 2021 . Patick Dever . March 22, 2023.
  3. Web site: Puma Elite Running Team . March 22, 2023 . Direct Athletics.
  4. Web site: Kerr & Johnson-Thompson head GB Olympics athletics squad . BBC Sport . 6 July 2024.
  5. Web site: Patrick Dever Team GB . 2024-07-15 . www.teamgb.com . en-gb.
  6. Web site: Patrick Dever . March 22, 2023 . World Athletics.