Games type: Paralympic Winter Games
Games year: Albertville 1992, Innsbruck 1988, Lillehammer 1994
Medal won: Bronze, Gold, Silver
Para sport: Para alpine skiing
Gender: Male
EthnicityNew Zealander
Date of Birth1968
ResidesHamilton
OccupationSurveyor
Impairment (Disability)Single below knee amputee

Patrick is New Zealand’s most decorated winter Paralympian and on his Paralympic debut in Innsbruck 1988 he emerged as part of a new generation of Kiwi Para alpine skiers. Patrick won 6 medals across 3 Paralympic Winter Games, including a silver at Innsbruck 1988 and two spectacular gold medals at Albertville 1992. This was a feat he was to repeat at Lillehammer 1994 two years on, when he defended his 2 gold medals and picked up a bronze.

Patrick officially received his ‘numbered’ pin as part of The Celebration Project in Hamilton in June 2019.

Paralympic results

1988Innsbruck 1988 Paralympic Winter GamesSilver Men's Slalom LW4
1992Albertville 1992 Paralympic Winter GamesGold Men's Slalom LW4
Gold Men's Super-G LW4
1994Lillehammer 1994 Paralympic Winter GamesGold Men's Slalom LW4
Gold Men's Super-G LW4
Bronze Men's Giant Slalom LW4