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Patrick Dever (born 5 September 1996) is a British long-distance runner.
Collegiate career
Dever attended and competed for the University of Tulsa for two years while working on his master's degree in accounting. He left Tulsa as a two time All-American in both cross country and track and field. On June 9, 2021, Dever won the NCAA national championship 10,000m in a meet record of 27:41.87, narrowly edging out Conner Mantz, and Abdihamid Nur by less than a second.
Professional career
On October 25, 2021, Dever announced via an Instagram post that he has signed a professional running contract with Puma. Dever trains with Puma Elite under coach Alistair Cragg.
After becoming the 2024 British champion (by finishing as the highest placed British athlete at the night of the 10,000 PB's), Dever was subsequently named in the Great Britain team for the 2024 Summer Olympics, where he failed to make it to the final of the 5000m.
Results and personal records
Taken from World Athletics profile.
Championship Results
| Year | Meet | Venue | Event | Place | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | European Cross Country Championships | Chia, Italy | 7.97 km | 49th | 24:29 | U23 Race |
| 2017 | British Athletics Championships | Alexander Stadium | 1500m | 11th | 3:51.56 | |
| European Cross Country Championships | Šamorín, Slovakia | 8.23 km | 16th | 25:02 | U23 Race | |
| 2018 | European Cross Country Championships | Tilburg, Netherlands | 8.3 km | 5th | 24:05 | |
| 2019 | British Indoor Athletics Championships | Arena Birmingham | 3000m | 8:00.83 | ||
| European Cross Country Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 10.3 km | 25th | 31:29 | ||
| 2021 | NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Hayward Field | 10,000m | 1st | 27:41.87 | Meet Record |
| 5000m | 6th | 13:19.85 | ||||
| British Athletics Championships | Manchester Regional Arena | 1st | 13:37.30 | |||
| 2022 | British Athletics Championships | 5th | 13:47.46 | |||
| World Athletics Championships | Hayward Field | 10,000m | 23rd | 29:13.88 | ||
| Commonwealth Games | Alexander Stadium | 5000m | 7th | 13:22.10 | ||
| European Athletics Championships | Olympiastadion | 21st | 13:45.89 |
Personal Records
| Surface | Event | Time | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indoor track | 3000m | 7:43.57 | January 30, 2022 | Boston university |
| Outdoor track | 1500m | 3:41.18 | May 16, 2021 | Tampa Bay, Florida |
| One mile | 3:58.62 | July 24, 2021 | Loughborough, GBR | |
| 3000m | 7:37.39 | July 13, 2021 | Gateshead International Stadium | |
| 5000m | 13:19.85 | June 11, 2021 | Hayward Field | |
| 10,000m | 27:08.81 | March 16, 2024 | San Juan Capistrano, California |
