Phillipa Patterson

Phillipa Patterson

Personal information
Nationality	New Zealand
Born	(1984-12-08) 8 December 1984 (age 40) Auckland, New Zealand
Sport
Sport	Weightlifting
Medal record Women's weightlifting Representing  New Zealand Commonwealth Championships 2016 Penang 53 kg Oceania Championships 2016 Suva 53 kg 2013 Brisbane 53 kg 2014 Le Mont-Dore 53 kg 2017 Gold Coast 53 kg 2012 Apia 53 kg

Phillipa Jean "Pip" Patterson (née Hale, born 8 December 1984^[1]) is a weightlifter from New Zealand.

Patterson was a gymnast from the age of five to 14, before changing to crossfit and weightlifting.^[2] She competed in the 2014 Commonwealth Games, finishing fifth in the women's under 53 kg weight category.^[3] She also competed in the 2018 Commonwealth Games.^[3]

She won gold at the 2016 Oceania Weightlifting Championships, bronze in at the 2016 Commonwealth Championships and silver in the 2017 Oceania Weightlifting Championships. In 2017 she was named New Zealand's top female weightlifter.^[3]

References

1. "Participants | Phillipa PATTERSON". Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. Archived from the original on 20 June 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
2. Napier, Liam (6 April 2018). "Commonwealth Games: Phillipa Patterson plans second baby after finishing sixth in weightlifting". The New Zealand Herald. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
3. "Phillipa Patterson | New Zealand Olympic Team". New Zealand Olympic Team. 9 February 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2018.

External links

• Phillipa Patterson at the International Weightlifting Federation
• Phillipa Patterson at the International Weightlifting Federation
• Phillipa Patterson at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)