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Mar 12, 1886 Died on 14 Mar 1916 (aged 30)
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About Alan Patterson Athlete
- Alan Patterson (12 March 1886 – 14 March 1916) was a British track and field athlete who specialised in the 400 metres and 800 metres.
- He ran for the Sheffield United Harriers, and later the Salford Harriers, and competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London and at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm.
- He was born in Deal, Kent. In the 400 metres event in 1908, Patterson took second place in his preliminary heat with a time of 50.6 seconds to winner John Atlee's 50.4 seconds.
- Due to his loss, Patterson did not advance to the semifinals. Four years later he was eliminated in the first round of the 400 metres competition as well as of the 800 metres event. Between the 1908 and 1912 Olympics he had served in India.Patterson was killed in action aged 30 during the First World War in Vermelles, Pas-de-Calais, serving as a captain with the Royal Artillery near Mazingarbe.
- He is buried at the Fosse 7 Military Cemetery nearby.
