John Clarence Patrick (November 25, 1898 – May 31, 1959) was an American

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...

player who competed in the

1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; nl, Spelen van ...

and

1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIIe olympiade) and also known as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The op ...

. He was a member of the American rugby union team, which won the gold medal at the both Olympics.

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1898 births 1959 deaths American rugby union players Rugby union players at the 1920 Summer Olympics Rugby union players at the 1924 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the United States in rugby United States international rugby union players Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics {{US-rugbyunion-bio-stub