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Nickname | Pat Donnelly |
| Nationality | American |
| Born | (1950-04-30)April 30, 1950 (age 75) |
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| Sport | Track and field |
Event(s) | 100 metre hurdles,pentathlon |
Patrice Michelle "Pat" Donnelly (born April 30, 1950) is an American retiredtrack and field athlete and actress, known primarily forhurdling.
Donnelly was born inSan Diego,California. She attendedGrossmont College.[1] She was a high schoolphysical education teacher atSt. Paul High School inSanta Fe Springs, CA.
In 1971, she was MissLa Mesa. After the1976 Summer Olympics she married shot putterPeter Shmock.[2] After divorcing Shmock, she married sprinterMark Lutz, ex-spouse of distance runnerFrancie Larrieu.[3]
Once the fourth-ranked hurdler in the world,[4] Donnelly set the college record for the women's100 meter hurdles at 13.5 seconds in 1970.[5]
She was on the 1975All-America team for the 100 meter hurdles.[6] At the1975 Pan American Games she placed fourth.
Donnelly attended the 1976 Summer Olympics as a100-meter hurdler for theUnited States,[7] but was eliminated in the heats, missing the semi-final by only 0.01 sec.
Donnelly's film debut was in the 1982 filmPersonal Best, wherein she playedOlympicpentathlete Tory Skinner. She also served as atechnical advisor on the film.[8] She also went on to play Danielle, the stern assistant coach in the 1986 movieAmerican Anthem.
She helpedBilly Crudup train forWithout Limits (1998), a film aboutSteve Prefontaine's life.[9]
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