Ryan Patterson

Ryan Patterson
— Gymnast ♂ —
Country represented  South Africa
Born (1994-01-10) 10 January 1994
Height 177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Discipline Men's artistic gymnastics
Level Senior International Elite
(South Africa national team)
Years on national team 2014
Club Hjmouldie
College team University of California, Berkeley

Ryan Patterson (born 10 January 1994) is a South African male artistic gymnast who qualified to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.


Personal life

Patterson was born on 10 January 1994.[1] He has dual South African and United States citizenship.[2] He is a senior at the University of California, Berkeley in the United States.[3]

Gymnastics

Paterson represented South Africa at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics held in Singapore,[4] where he finished 33rd in the men's artistic qualification with a total score of 77.700.[5]

Patterson finished 72nd at the 2014 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, held in Nanjing, China, with a total score of 81.373; he scored 14.766 on the floor, 12.333 for the pommel horse, 13.333 on the rings, 14.400 for the vault, 13.100 on the parallel bars and 13.441 on the horizontal bar.[6]

At the 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, held in Glasgow, United Kingdom he finished 73rd out of 182 in the men’s all-around qualifications with a total score of 82.132 across the six apparatus. Patterson was the highest finishing African athlete ahead of Algerian Bourguieg Mohamed Abdeldjalil who placed 83rd. This earned Patterson a place at the Rio Olympic Test Event in 2016.[7]

In 2016, Patterson became the first male South African gymnast to qualify for the Olympics in 50 years.[8] At the Olympic Test Event, held in the Rio Olympic Arena, he scored an all-around total of 82.932 to finish 44th overall and secure the international qualification standard for the men's competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics to be held in Rio de Janeiro.[9] However, the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) still had to confirm his nomination to compete.[10] His participation was confirmed by SASCOC on 11 May 2016.[3] At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he finished 46th out of 49 in the men's all-around qualifications with a total score of 80.690. He did not advance to any finals.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "45th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Nanning (CHN) MEN'S". Longines. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "Ryan Patterson to Compete at South African Nationals". Official Website of Cal Athletics. 10 July 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  3. 1 2 "SA Gymnastics update on Rio Olympic Qualification". South African Gymnastics Federation. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "Artistic World Champs Results, Ryan Patterson qualifies for Rio Olympic Test Event". South African Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  5. ↑ "Singapore (SIN) 2010 Aug 14–26 Artistic Gymnastics Results All-Around Qualification Boys". gymnasticresults.com. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  6. ↑ "Ryan gets SA team going at World Gymnastics Championships". SASCOC. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  7. ↑ "Artistic World Champs Results, Ryan Patterson qualifies for Rio Olympic Test Event". South African Gymnastics Federation. 29 October 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  8. ↑ http://www.sagf.co.za/mag/patterson-will-be-the-first-male-gymnast-to-represent-sa-at-olympics-since-1956/
  9. ↑ "Ryan Patterson Qualifies for 2016 Olympics". Official Website of Cal Athletics. 17 April 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  10. ↑ Mothupi, Morena (20 April 2016). "Patterson's Olympic Dream Rests in SASOCs Hands". Eye Witness News. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  11. ↑ "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-30.
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