Patrick ("Pat") Ralph Porter (May 31, 1959 – July 26, 2012) was an American distance runner. Born in Wadena, Minnesota, he graduated from Adams State in 1982 with a degree in marketing, after which he became one of the most dominant U.S. distance runners of the 1980s. Porter was a two time U.S. Olympian, running the 10000 meters at the 1984 and 1988 Olympic Games. In 1983 he set the World Record for a road 10K at 27:31.8. He won the silver medal at the 1985 IAAF World Cup in Canberra, Australia, getting nipped at the tape by Ethiopia's Wodajo Bulti by six hundredths of a second.
Porter had a personal record of 4:29 in the mile while running for Evergreen High School in Evergreen, Colorado. He was not heavily recruited to run in college. He is a 1982 alumnus Adams State College in Alamosa, Colorado, and flourished under the training of coach Joe Vigil.[2] At Adams State, Porter won 6 RMAC championships, and 3 national NAIA championships.
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Porter was best known for his cross country running accomplishments. He won a record eight consecutive USA Cross Country Championships from 1982 to 1989.[3] Porter also represented the United States at the World Cross Country Championships each of these years. His best finish at the World Championships was 4th in 1984, followed by 6th, 7th, 9th and 10th-place finishes throughout his career.
1988 Porter did not advance to the Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics - 10000 metres final after finishing 11th in 28:45.04[5] in the 1st round, ranking him 23rd in the Olympics that year, but only 20 qualified to the final. His time would have ranked 17th as several runners ran slower in the final, still almost 1:25 (almost a lap and a half) behind the winner.
On July 26, 2012, at approximately 8:30 a.m., Porter was killed in an airplane crash along with his 15-year-old son Connor and his son's friend, 14-year-old Connor Mantsch. Porter, an avid pilot, on takeoff hit a boundary fence at the south end of the Sedona Airport runway just outside Sedona, Arizona, then went down a steep mesa and burst into flames upon impact at the bottom of the hill. He was 53 years old.[10]
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This article uses bare URLs which are uninformative and vulnerable to link rot Please consider converting them to full citations to ensure the article remains verifiable and maintains a consistent citation style Several templates and tools are available to assist in formatting such as reFill documentation and Citation bot documentation August 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Patrick Pat Ralph Porter May 31 1959 July 26 2012 was an American distance runner Born in Wadena Minnesota he graduated from Adams State in 1982 with a degree in marketing after which he became one of the most dominant U S distance runners of the 1980s Porter was a two time U S Olympian running the 10000 meters at the 1984 and 1988 Olympic Games In 1983 he set the World Record for a road 10K at 27 31 8 He won the silver medal at the 1985 IAAF World Cup in Canberra Australia getting nipped at the tape by Ethiopia s Wodajo Bulti by six hundredths of a second Pat PorterPersonal informationNationalityAmericanBorn 1959 05 31 May 31 1959Wadena MinnesotaDiedJuly 26 2012 2012 07 26 aged 53 Sedona ArizonaSportSportTrack Long distance runningEvent s 5 000 meters 10 000 metersCollege teamAdams StateAchievements and titlesPersonal best s 3000m 7 51 0 1 5000m 13 33 91 1 10 000m 27 46 80 1 Medal record Men s athleticsRepresenting the United StatesIAAF World Cup1985 Canberra 10 000 mIAAF World Cross Country Championships1983 Gateshead Team Long Race1984 East Rutherford Team Long Race1985 Lisbon Team Long Race1986 Colombier Team Long Race Contents 1 Running career 1 1 Early career 1 2 Post collegiate 2 Honor 3 Death 4 Competition record 4 1 Cross country 4 2 Track and field 5 References 6 External linksRunning career editEarly career edit Porter had a personal record of 4 29 in the mile while running for Evergreen High School in Evergreen Colorado He was not heavily recruited to run in college He is a 1982 alumnus Adams State College in Alamosa Colorado and flourished under the training of coach Joe Vigil 2 At Adams State Porter won 6 RMAC championships and 3 national NAIA championships Post collegiate edit Porter was best known for his cross country running accomplishments He won a record eight consecutive USA Cross Country Championships from 1982 to 1989 3 Porter also represented the United States at the World Cross Country Championships each of these years His best finish at the World Championships was 4th in 1984 followed by 6th 7th 9th and 10th place finishes throughout his career 1984 Porter finished 15th in 28 34 59 at the Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics 10000 metres 4 1988 Porter did not advance to the Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics 10000 metres final after finishing 11th in 28 45 04 5 in the 1st round ranking him 23rd in the Olympics that year but only 20 qualified to the final His time would have ranked 17th as several runners ran slower in the final still almost 1 25 almost a lap and a half behind the winner In 1998 Porter played Finnish distance runner Lasse Viren in Without Limits a biographical film about American distance legend Steve Prefontaine 6 He was married to fellow U S 1988 Olympic Team member high jumper Trish King 7 Honor editPorter was inducted in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame in 1987 8 Porter was inducted in the RMAC Hall of Fame in July 2012 9 Only days before his death on July 20 Porter had been inducted into the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Hall of Fame in Colorado Springs and was also inducted into the Adams State Athletics Hall of Fame in 2000 in Alamosa Colorado Death editOn July 26 2012 at approximately 8 30 a m Porter was killed in an airplane crash along with his 15 year old son Connor and his son s friend 14 year old Connor Mantsch Porter an avid pilot on takeoff hit a boundary fence at the south end of the Sedona Airport runway just outside Sedona Arizona then went down a steep mesa and burst into flames upon impact at the bottom of the hill He was 53 years old 10 Competition record editCross country edit Year Competition Venue Position Event NotesRepresenting the nbsp United States1982 World Cross Country Championships Rome Italy 64th 12 km 35 231983 World Cross Country Championships Gateshead England 9th 12 km 37 121984 World Cross Country Championships New York City United States 4th 11 8 km 33 341985 World Cross Country Championships Lisbon Portugal 12th 12 km 34 021986 World Cross Country Championships Neuchatel Switzerland 6th 12 km 35 481987 World Cross Country Championships Warsaw Poland 7th 12 km 37 041988 World Cross Country Championships Auckland New Zealand 28th 12 km 36 261989 World Cross Country Championships Stavanger Norway 31st 12 km 41 31Track and field edit Year Competition Venue Position Event NotesRepresenting the nbsp United States1982 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Knoxville Tennessee 6th 10 000 m 28 48 81983 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Indianapolis Indiana 5th 10 000 m 28 35 921984 US Olympic Trials Los Angeles California 3rd 10 000 m 28 03 86Olympic Games Los Angeles United States 15th 10 000 m 28 34 591985 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Indianapolis Indiana 3rd 10 000 m 28 12 9World Cup Canberra Australia 2nd 10 000 m 29 23 021987 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships San Jose California 4th 10 000 m 28 29 71988 US Olympic Trials Indianapolis Indiana 3rd 10 000 m 29 09 92Olympic Games Seoul South Korea heats 10 000 m 28 45 041989 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Houston Texas 1st 10 000 m 28 45 781990 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Norwalk California 7th 10 000 m 28 38 991991 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships New York New York 5th 10 000 m 28 26 491992 US Olympic Trials New Orleans Louisiana 6th 10 000 m 28 54 61994 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Knoxville Tennessee 6th 10 000 m 29 24 05References edit a b c Pat PORTER Athlete Profile IAAF Moore Kenny Running on a Rocky Mountain High Sports Illustrated March 17 1986 accessed on September 8 2008 USA Track and Field Statistics USATF org accessed on September 8 2008 Mens Metres at Sports Reference Mens Metres at Sports Reference Without Limits at IMDb nbsp accessed on September 8 2008 Trish King at Sports Reference http www legacy usatf org News Two time Olympian Porter killed in tragic plane cr aspx feed news Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine Pat Porter RMAC Hall of Fame Induction Speech YouTube Olympic runner killed when plane crashes in Sedona FOX 10 News Phoenix AZ KSAZ TV Archived from the original on 2012 07 30 Retrieved 2012 07 27 External links edit nbsp Biography portalPat Porter at IMDb Pat Porter at Olympics at Sports Reference com archived Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pat Porter amp oldid 1215618817, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
