Patrick Francis Carroll (born 17 August 1961) is an Australian former

long-distance runner Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely Aerobic exercise, aerobic in nature and requires endurance, stamina as well as mental strength. Within e ...

. A Brisbane-based runner, Carroll won the Australian cross country championships in 1991, was a four-time winner of the

Gold Coast Marathon The Gold Coast Marathon is an annual road marathon on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, first held in 1979. Marketed as "Australia's premier road race", the marathon is the only race in Australia to hold World Athletics Label status. ...

and twice won the

Sydney Morning Herald Half Marathon The SMH Half Marathon is a half marathon run through Sydney's central business district. The course takes in such sites as The Rocks, the Sydney Harbour Bridge, the Sydney Opera House, and the Royal Botanic Gardens. The race starts next to St ...

. Carroll claimed a silver medal at the 1993 World Half Marathon Championships for the team competition. In 1995, Carroll ran a personal best time of 2:09:39 to win the

Beppu-Ōita Marathon The is an annual men's marathon race that takes place every February between the cities of Beppu and Ōita on the island of Kyushu in Japan. The race has IAAF Silver Label Road Race status and is a listed course of AIMS (Association of Interna ...

, becoming the fourth Australian to register a sub 2:10 time. He beat a field which included reigning Olympic bronze medalist

Stephan Freigang Stephan Timo Freigang (born 27 September 1967, in Hohenleipisch, Brandenburg) is a former long-distance runner from Germany, who won the bronze medal in the men's marathon at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He also competed for h ...

. Carroll competed in three editions of the Commonwealth Games, placing eighth in the 5,000 metres in 1990, fifth in the marathon in 1994 and seventh in the marathon in 1998.

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Pat Carroll
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