Photo: Eckhard Pecher (Arcimboldo) / CC BY 2.5 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
What stays with me about Darvis Patton isn't a single medal but his durability. Sprinting is a brutal, fractions-of-a-second business, yet he stuck around long enough to make three Olympic teams and four World Championships, claiming two US titles and a 2003 World silver along the way. That kind of longevity in an event where careers can vanish overnight tells me far more about him than any one race. I also like that he climbed from a community college program rather than a glamorous pipeline. "Doc" reads to me as a steady, unglamorous professional, and those are often the athletes I respect most.
Overview
Darvis "Doc" Darell Patton (born December 4, 1977) is a retired American track and field athlete who competed in sprinting events. He is a two-time US Champion in the 200-meter dash and won the silver medal in the event at the 2003 World Championships. He is a three-time Olympian and a four-time participant at the World Athletics Championships.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Darvis Patton
- Name (Japanese)
- ダービス・パットン
- Reading
- だーびす・ぱっとん
- Born
- December 4, 1977 (age 48)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Snake
- Origin
- Dallas, Texas, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 183 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- sprinter / athletics competitor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Lake Highlands High School
- University
- Garden City Community College
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.