Pat Clohessy
Australian long-distance runner and coach
About Pat Clohessy
Born 1933. Pat Clohessy is an Australian long-distance runner, middle-distance runner, marathon runner and track and field coach.
Patrick Andrew "Pat" Clohessy AM (born 16 May 1933) is an Australian runner and distance running coach.
Middle Distance Career Clohessy grew up in Muswellbrook, New South Wales and Tamworth, New South Wales due to his father Patrick being the postmaster with Postmaster-General's Department in these rural towns. He took up running when he joined the Muswellbrook Athletics Club in 1953. He had early success in winning the 1954 New South Wales Country Championships 880 yards and one mile events in record time. Won the Amateur Athletic Union 3 miles in 1963.
In 1998, he took up a position as athletics coach at the University of Queensland. 1988 - Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for his service to sport as a track and field coach. 1997 - Life Membership of Athletics Australia
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Who is Pat Clohessy?
Australian long-distance runner and coach
When was Pat Clohessy born?
Pat Clohessy was born on 16 May 1933.
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Pat Clohessy is a long-distance runner, middle-distance runner, marathon runner and track and field coach.
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Pat Clohessy is Australian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Pat Clohessy. https://biography.guide/pat-clohessy/
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