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{{short description|Canadian sprinter}}
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{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Patty Loverock
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| nationality = Canadian
| sport = Sprinting
| event = 100 metremetres, 200 metres, sprint relay
| club =
| collegeteam =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1953|2|21|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Vancouver]], British Columbia, Canada
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| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport | Women's [[Track and field athletics|athletics]]}}
{{MedalCountry | {{CAN}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Pan American Games]]}}
{{MedalSilver| [[1975 Pan American Games|1975 Mexico City]] | [[Athletics at the 1975 Pan American Games|100 metres]]}}
{{MedalBronze| [[1975 Pan American Games|1975 Mexico City]] | [[Athletics at the 1975 Pan American Games|4×100 metres relay]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Commonwealth Games]]}}
{{MedalSilver| [[1978 Commonwealth Games|1978 Edmonton]] | [[Athletics at the 1978 Commonwealth Games|4×100 metres relay]]}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[Universiade]]}}
{{Medal|Bronze| [[1975 Summer Universiade|1975 Rome]]|[[Athletics at the 1975 Summer Universiade|100 metres]]}}
{{Medal|Competition | [[Pacific Conference Games]]}}
{{Medal|Silver | [[1973 Pacific Conference Games|1973 Toronto]] | [[1973 Pacific Conference Games|4x100 m relay]]}}
{{Medal|Bronze | [[1977 Pacific Conference Games|1977 Canberra]] | [[1977 Pacific Conference Games|4x100 m relay]]}}
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'''Patty Loverock''' (born 21 February 1953) is a Canadian [[sprint (running)|sprinter]]. She competed in the [[Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres|women's 100 metres]] and 200[[Athletics metres,at wherethe she1976 setSummer aOlympics Canadian Record of 23.03 in the quarter-finals. SheWomen's made200 themetres|200 semi-finals in both events,metres]] at the [[1976 Summer Olympics]]., Thewhere Canadianshe women'sgot relayto teamthe finishedsemi-finals fourth,in andboth events. She set a Canadian and Commonwealth record of 4323.17; Patty ran the second leg. She finished second03 in theher [[1975quarter-final Pan American Games]] 100 meters and third inof the 1975 Pan American Games 4 × 100 metres relay (withwomen's [[Marjorie200 Baileymetres]], [[Joanne McTaggert]], and [[Joyce Yakubowich]]). SheLoverock tookran asecond bronzeleg medal atof the World Student Games over the 100 metre distance in Rome, Italy. At thewomen's [[1971 Pan American Games]] Loverock finished eighth in the 200 meters.<ref name="SportsRef">{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/lo/patty-loverock-1.html |title=Patty Loverock Olympic Results |accessdate=3 July 2017}}</ref> She won a bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay]] at the [[1970 British Commonwealth GamesMontreal]] and a silver medal inOlympics, the same event at the [[1978 Commonwealth Games|1978 Games]]. Sheteam set a WorldCanadian Indoorand Record of 6.78 for the 60 yard dash at College Park, Maryland in 1978. She held the nationalCommonwealth record of 1143.3417 insecond thefinishing 100 meters,in until4th 1979place.
 
She finished second in the [[Athletics at the 1975 Pan American Games|1975 Pan American Games]] 100 metres and third in the [[4 × 100 metres relay]]. Patty would take a bronze medal at the [[Athletics at the 1975 Summer Universiade|World Student Games]] in Rome. At the [[1971 Pan American Games]] Loverock finished eighth in the 200 metres. She would finished eighth in the [[200 metres]] at the 1974 [[Commonwealth Games]] in [[Christchurch]].<ref name="SportsRef">{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/lo/patty-loverock-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418061130/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/lo/patty-loverock-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Patty Loverock Olympic Results |access-date=3 July 2017}}</ref> She won a bronze medal in the 4 x 100 relay at the [[Athletics at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games|1970 British Commonwealth Games]] and a silver medal in the same event at the [[Athletics at the 1978 Commonwealth Games|1978 Games]] in Edmonton. She won a silver and bronze medal in the [[4 x 100 metres relay]] at two [[Pacific Conference Games]] in 1973 and 1977. In 1978 she set a world indoor record for 60 yards, with a time of 6.78. Patty also set the Canadian record for the [[100 metres]] with at time of 11.34, in 1975.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bcsportshall.com/honoured_member/patty-loverock/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150922121332/http://www.bcsportshalloffame.com/inductees/inductees/bio?id=201&type=person|url-status=live|archive-date=22 September 2015|title = BC Sports Hall of Fame and Museum}}</ref>
 
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