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.
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
- Height
- 183 cm
- Occupation
- sprinter / athletics competitor
2. Background
- High school
- Lake Highlands High School
- University
- Garden City Community College
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Darvis Patton born?
Born December 4, 1977 (age 48).
Where is Darvis Patton from?
Darvis Patton is from Dallas, Texas, United States.
What does Darvis Patton do?
Darvis Patton works as sprinter, athletics competitor.
How tall is Darvis Patton?
Darvis Patton is 183 cm.
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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 or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.