Patrick Dever

Patrick Dever
	Dever in 2018
Personal information
Born	5 September 1996 (age 28); Preston, Lancashire, England
Education	University of Tulsa
Sport
Country	United Kingdom
Sport	Long-distance running
Event(s)	5000 m, 10000 m
College team	Tulsa Golden Hurricane
Club	Puma Elite Running Team
Turned pro	2021
Coached by	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, where he failed to make it to the final of the 5000m.^[4]^[5]

Results and personal records

Taken from World Athletics profile.^[6]

Championship Results

Year	Meet	Venue	Event	Place	Time	Notes
2016	European Cross Country Championships	Chia, Italy	7.97 km	49th	24:29	U23 Race
2017	British Athletics Championships	Alexander Stadium	1500m	11th	3:51.56
2017	European Cross Country Championships	Šamorín, Slovakia	8.23 km	16th	25:02	U23 Race
2018	European Cross Country Championships	Tilburg, Netherlands	8.3 km	5th	24:05	U23 Race
2019	British Indoor Athletics Championships	Arena Birmingham	3000m	5th	8:00.83
2019	European Cross Country Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	10.3 km	25th	31:29
2021	NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships	Hayward Field	10,000m	1st	27:41.87	Meet Record
	NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships	Hayward Field	5000m	6th	13:19.85
	British Athletics Championships	Manchester Regional Arena		1st	13:37.30
2022	British Athletics Championships	Manchester Regional Arena		5th	13:47.46
	World Athletics Championships	Hayward Field	10,000m	23rd	29:13.88
	Commonwealth Games	Alexander Stadium	5000m	7th	13:22.10
	European Athletics Championships	Olympiastadion	5000m	21st	13:45.89

Personal Records

Surface	Event	Time	Date	Venue
Indoor track	3000m	7:43.57	January 30, 2022	Boston university
Outdoor track	1500m	3:41.18	May 16, 2021	Tampa Bay, Florida
	One mile	3:58.62	July 24, 2021	Loughborough, GBR
	3000m	7:37.39	July 13, 2021	Gateshead International Stadium
	5000m	13:19.85	June 11, 2021	Hayward Field
	10,000m	27:08.81	March 16, 2024	San Juan Capistrano, California

References

^ "Patrick Dever". Tulsa Athletics. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
^ "Patick Dever". 25 October 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
^ "Puma Elite Running Team". Direct Athletics. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
^ "Kerr & Johnson-Thompson head GB Olympics athletics squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
^ "Patrick Dever | Team GB". www.teamgb.com. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
^ "Patrick Dever". World Athletics. Retrieved 22 March 2023.

External links

[1] "Patrick Dever". Tulsa Athletics. Retrieved 22 March 2023.

[2] "Patick Dever". 25 October 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2023.

[3] "Puma Elite Running Team". Direct Athletics. Retrieved 22 March 2023.

[4] "Kerr & Johnson-Thompson head GB Olympics athletics squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 July 2024.

[5] "Patrick Dever | Team GB". www.teamgb.com. Retrieved 15 July 2024.

[6] "Patrick Dever". World Athletics. Retrieved 22 March 2023.

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