Jacory Patterson
United StatesActive- Born
- Feb 2, 2000 (26 years old)
- Events
- 400 m · 200 Metres Short Track
Jacory Patterson is an American track and field athlete specializing in the sprints. A native of Columbia, South Carolina, he won a gold medal at the 2016 USATF Junior Olympics in the long jump before focusing on sprinting events.
Patterson attended Dreher High School in Columbia, where he broke the state record in the 200 m and won a state title in the 400 m. As a freshman at Virginia Tech in 2019, Patterson set the world under-20 record in the indoor 300 m with a time of 32.49 s.
After winning six Atlantic Coast Conference championships at Virginia Tech from 2019 to 2021, he transferred to the University of Florida ahead of his senior year. In 2022, Patterson set the collegiate record in the indoor 300 m with a time of 31.99 s to make him the eighth-fastest man in the history of the event.
As of Oct 27, 2026: 400 m 43.85 (#20 all-time), 200 Metres Short Track 20.62, 2026 season best 43.78 (Sep 4, 2026, Complexe Sportif Prince Moulay Abdellah, Rabat (MAR)) · Last competition: World Athletics Ultimate Championship, Sep 11, 2026, 44.73 · World Championships: 1 silver · 26 years old
Personal bests
WA points calculator →* Wind-assisted (> 2.0 m/s)
Medals
| Competitions | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Championships | – | 1 | – | 1 |
Progression
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 200m | 20.84 | -1.3 | Mar 14, 2026 | Adelaide Invitational |
| 2026 | 400m | 43.78 | – | Sep 4, 2026 | Allianz Memorial van Damme |
| 2025 | 100m | 10.33 | +1.4 | Apr 12, 2025 | Gamecock Invite |
| 2025 | 200m | 20.39 | +2.6 | Apr 12, 2025 | Gamecock Invite |
| 2025 | 300m Indoor | 32.18 | – | Jan 31, 2025 | Bob Pollock Invitational |
| 2025 | 300m-short-track Indoor | 32.18 | – | Jan 31, 2025 | Bob Pollock Invitational |
| 2025 | 400m | 43.85 | – | Aug 28, 2025 | Weltklasse Zürich, Letzigrund, Zürich - Diamond Discipline |
| 2025 | 400m-short-track Indoor | 45.41 | – | Feb 14, 2025 | Clemson Tiger Paw Invitational, Clemson Indoor Track & Field Complex, Clemson, SC (i) |