Athlete Bio#
Height
6'0"
Age
38
Hometown
Vancouver, WA
Education
Skyview High School (Vancouver, Washington) ‘04 Purdue University ‘09, Nutrition, Fitness and Health; DeVry University ‘16, Accounting
Quick Facts
- Daughter of Bruce and Rona Patterson
- Has one brother, Craig
- Married fellow thrower Russ Winger in September of 2014 in Telluride, Colorado, and the following season they both medaled at the 2015 Toronto Pan American Games
- Belongs to two book clubs and absolutely adores her yellow lab Maddie
- Paired with her long-time friend Dana Lyon as her technical coach since 2018
- Hobbies include photography, playing cards, backpacking/hiking/the outdoors, piano, reading and hanging out with Maddie
- Earned her MBA through DeVry University's scholarship program with the USOPC
- In 2016, became the first female athlete from Purdue University to qualify for her third Olympic Games.
Olympic Experience
- 4-time Olympian;
- Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, 17th (Javelin Throw - Women)
- Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, 13th (Javelin Throw - Women)
- Olympic Games London 2012, 29th (Javelin Throw - Women)
- Olympic Games Beijing 2008, 40th (Javelin Throw - Women)
World Championship Experience
- Most recent: 2022 – silver (Javelin Throw - Women)
- Years of participation: Javelin Throw - Women 2009, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2022
- Medals: 1 (1 silver)
- Silver – 2022 (Javelin Throw - Women)
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