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Jacory Patterson

Birth dateFeb 2, 2000

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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.

Key facts

400 m

43.85

#20 all-time

200 Metres Short Track

20.29

2026 season best

43.78

Sep 4, 2026 · Complexe Sportif Prince Moulay Abdellah, Rabat (MAR)

2026 season best

Last competition

Allianz Memorial van Damme

Sep 4, 2026 · 43.78

Allianz Memorial van Damme

Medals

World Championships: 1 silver

Age

26 years old

As of Sep 12, 2026: 400 m 43.85 (#20 all-time), 200 Metres Short Track 20.29, 2026 season best 43.78 (Sep 4, 2026, Complexe Sportif Prince Moulay Abdellah, Rabat (MAR)) · Last competition: Allianz Memorial van Damme, Sep 4, 2026, 43.78 · World Championships: 1 silver · 26 years old

Personal bests

10.11

20.13*

43.85

37.93

2:57.74

7.18

3:02.18

6.67

45.05

20.29

31.99

31.99

1:21.02

6.39

* Wind-assisted (> 2.0 m/s)

🏅

Medals

	🥇	🥈	🥉	Total
World Championships	-	1	-	1

Performance Charts

Season bests

Season	Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Trend	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	32.18	-	Jan 31, 2025	↑	Bob Pollock Invitational
2025	300m-short-track	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	45.41	-	Feb 14, 2025	↑	Clemson Tiger Paw Invitational, Clemson Indoor Track & Field Complex, Clemson, SC (i)
2025	4x400m	2:57.83	-	Sep 21, 2025	↑	World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo
2025	4x400Metre	3:03.13	-	Mar 23, 2025	↑	World Athletics Indoor Championships, Sports Training Center, Nanjing (i)
2024	200m	21.01	-0.8	Mar 29, 2024	↑	Pepsi Florida Relays
2024	400m	45.02	-	Jul 19, 2024	↑	Holloway Pro Classic, Percy Beard Track, Gainesville, FL
2024	400m-short-track	45.48	-	Feb 17, 2024	↑	USA Indoor Championships, Convention Center, Albuquerque, NM (i)
2024	4x400m	2:59.95	-	May 5, 2024	↑	World Athletics Relays
2024	4x400Metre	3:02.60	-	Mar 3, 2024	↑	World Athletics Indoor Championships, Glasgow Arena, Glasgow (i)
2023	60m	6.67	-	Feb 10, 2023	↑	Tyson Invitational, Randal Tyson Indoor Center, Fayetteville, AR (i) - Open Event
2023	100m	10.15	+2.7	May 26, 2023	↑	NCAA Division I East First Rounds
2023	200m	20.13	+2.9	Apr 14, 2023	↑	Tom Jones Memorial
2023	200m-short-track	20.29	-	Feb 25, 2023	↑	SEC Indoor Championships, Randal Tyson Indoor Center, Fayetteville, AR (i)
2023	4x100m	37.93	-	May 13, 2023	↑	SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships
2023	400m-short-track	45.05	-	Feb 25, 2023	↑	SEC Indoor Championships, Randal Tyson Indoor Center, Fayetteville, AR (i)
2023	400m	45.05	-	Feb 25, 2023	↑	SEC Indoor Championships, Randal Tyson Indoor Center, Fayetteville, AR (i)
2023	4x400m	2:57.74	-	Jun 9, 2023	↑	NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships, Mike A. Myers Stadium, Austin, TX
2023	4x400Metre	3:02.18	-	Feb 11, 2023	↑	Tyson Invitational, Randal Tyson Indoor Center, Fayetteville, AR (i) - Open Event
2022	60m	6.68	-	Jan 14, 2022	↑	Clemson Indoor Track & Field Complex, Clemson, SC (USA) (i)
2022	100m	10.11	+1.5	Apr 16, 2022	↑	Percy Beard Track, Gainesville, FL (USA)
2022	200m	20.20	+0.0	Apr 1, 2022	↑	Percy Beard Track, Gainesville, FL (USA)
2022	200m-short-track	20.91	-	Jan 29, 2022	↑	Clemson Indoor Track & Field Complex, Clemson, SC (USA) (i)
2022	300m	31.99	-	Jan 15, 2022	↑	Clemson Indoor Track & Field Complex, Clemson, SC (USA) (i)
2022	300m-short-track	31.99	-	Jan 15, 2022	↑	Clemson Indoor Track & Field Complex, Clemson, SC (USA) (i)
2022	4x100m	38.70	-	Apr 16, 2022	↑	Percy Beard Track, Gainesville, FL (USA)
2022	400m	45.12	-	May 14, 2022	↑	Ole Miss T&F Complex, Oxford, MS (USA)
2022	400m-short-track	45.97	-	Feb 26, 2022	↑	Gilliam Indoor Track, College Station, TX (USA) (i)
2022	4x200Metre	1:21.02	-	Mar 26, 2022	-	Mike A. Myers Stadium, Austin, TX (USA)
2022	4x400m	2:58.53	-	Apr 16, 2022	↑	Percy Beard Track, Gainesville, FL (USA)
2022	4x400Metre	3:02.61	-	Feb 26, 2022	↑	Gilliam Indoor Track, College Station, TX (USA) (i)
2021	200m	20.57=	+1.0	May 15, 2021	↑	Paul Derr TF Facility, Raleigh, NC (USA)
2021	200m-short-track	20.62	-	Feb 27, 2021	↑	Clemson Indoor Track & Field Complex, Clemson, SC (USA) (i)
2021	300m-short-track	32.61	-	Jan 15, 2021	↑	Rector Fieldhouse, Blacksburg, VA (USA) (i)
2021	300m	32.61	-	Jan 15, 2021	↑	Rector Fieldhouse, Blacksburg, VA (USA) (i)
2021	4x100m	39.61	-	May 15, 2021	↑	Paul Derr TF Facility, Raleigh, NC (USA)
2021	400m	44.81	-	Apr 3, 2021	↑	Percy Beard Track, Gainesville, FL (USA)
2021	400m-short-track	45.14	-	Mar 13, 2021	↑	NCAA Div. I Indoor Championships
2021	4x400m	3:06.46	-	May 15, 2021	↑	Paul Derr TF Facility, Raleigh, NC (USA)
2021	4x400Metre	3:07.64	-	Feb 13, 2021	↑	Clemson Indoor Track & Field Complex, Clemson, SC (USA) (i)
2020	300m	32.28	-	Jan 17, 2020	↑	Rector Fieldhouse, Blacksburg, VA (USA) (i)
2020	300m-short-track	32.28	-	Jan 17, 2020	↑	Rector Fieldhouse, Blacksburg, VA (USA) (i)
2020	400m	45.66	-	Feb 29, 2020	↑	Loftus Sports Center, Notre Dame, IN (USA) (i)
2020	400m-short-track	45.75	-	Feb 15, 2020	↑	Sports Performance Center, Lubbock, TX (USA) (i)
2020	4x400m	3:07.79	-	Feb 29, 2020	↑	-
2020	4x400Metre	3:09.28	-	Jan 18, 2020	↑	Rector Fieldhouse, Blacksburg, VA (USA) (i)
2019	200m	20.57	+0.7	May 9, 2019	↑	Charlottesville, VA (USA)
2019	200m-short-track	20.84	-	Jan 26, 2019	↑	Clemson, SC (USA) (i)
2019	300m-short-track	32.49	-	Jan 11, 2019	↑	Blacksburg, VA (USA) (i)
2019	300m	32.49	-	Jan 11, 2019	↑	Blacksburg, VA (USA) (i)
2019	4x100m	39.24	-	May 25, 2019	↑	Jacksonville, FL (USA)
2019	400m	45.46	-	May 24, 2019	↑	Jacksonville, FL (USA)
2019	400m-short-track	46.04	-	Feb 23, 2019	↑	Blacksburg, VA (USA) (i)
2019	4x400m	3:09.11	-	Apr 26, 2019	↑	Penn Relays, Philadelphia, PA - USA vs. the World
2019	4x400Metre	3:12.50	-	Jan 12, 2019	↑	Blacksburg, VA (USA) (i)
2018	55m	6.39	-	Jan 13, 2018	-	Winston Salem, NC (USA) (i)
2018	100m	10.40	+2.4	Apr 14, 2018	↑	Columbia, SC (USA)
2018	200m	20.79	+2.3	Apr 14, 2018	↑	Columbia, SC (USA)
2018	300m	34.40	-	Jan 13, 2018	↑	Winston Salem, NC (USA) (i)
2018	300m-short-track	34.40	-	Jan 13, 2018	↑	Winston Salem, NC (USA) (i)
2018	400m	47.64	-	May 12, 2018	↑	Columbia, SC (USA)
2017	LJ	6.86	-1.3	May 27, 2017	↑	La Habana (CUB)
2017	200m	21.07	+2.3	Jul 21, 2017	↑	Durham, NC (USA)
2017	4x100m	40.65	-	May 28, 2017	↑	La Habana (CUB)
2017	400m	47.35	-	Jul 22, 2017	↑	Durham, NC (USA)
2017	4x400m	3:11.05	-	May 28, 2017	↑	La Habana (CUB)
2016	LJ	7.18	+0.0	Jul 28, 2016	↑	Sacramento, CA (USA)
2016	100m	10.87	-0.4	Jul 29, 2016	↑	Sacramento, CA (USA)
2016	200m	21.69	-0.9	Jul 28, 2016	↑	Sacramento, CA (USA)
2015	100m	10.92	+3.6	Jul 12, 2015	↑	Hoschton, GA (USA)
2015	200m	22.25	+0.1	Jul 12, 2015	↑	Hoschton, GA (USA)

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
400m	43.78	-	Sep 4	Allianz Memorial van Damme
400m	44.41	-	Aug 22	Silesia Kamila Skolimowska Memorial
400m	44.25	-	Jul 18	Novuna London Athletics Meet
400m	43.96	-	Jul 10	Meeting International d’Athlétisme Herculis EBS
400m	44.88	-	Jul 3	Prefontaine Classic
400m	44.69	-	Jun 7	BAUHAUS-Galan
400m	44.11	-	May 31	Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athletisme de Rabat
400m	44.41	-	Mar 28	Maurie Plant Meet
400m	44.41	-	Mar 27	Maurie Plant Meet
200m	20.84	-1.3	Mar 14	Adelaide Invitational
200m	20.84	-1.3	Mar 13	Adelaide Invitational

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
4x400m	2:57.83	-	Sep 21	World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo
400m	44.70	-	Sep 18	World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo
400m	44.19	-	Sep 16	World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo
400m	43.90	-	Sep 15	World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo
400m	44.19	-	Sep 15	World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo
400m	44.70	-	Sep 15	World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo
400m	43.90	-	Sep 14	World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo
400m	43.85	-	Aug 28	Weltklasse Zürich, Letzigrund, Zürich - Diamond Discipline
400m	44.05	-	Aug 22	Memorial van Damme, Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles - Diamond Discipline
400m	44.63	-	Aug 3	USA Championships
400m	44.16	-	Aug 3	USA Championships
400m	44.16	-	Aug 2	USA Championships
400m	44.63	-	Aug 1	USA Championships
400m	44.44	-	Jul 19	Last Chance Qualifier @ McEachern High School
400m	44.31	-	Jul 5	Prefontaine Classic, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR - Diamond Discipline
100m	10.36	+1.4	Jun 14	Star Athletics Sprint Series, Horizon HS, Winter Garden, FL
100m	DNS	+2.0	Jun 14	Star Athletics Sprint Series, Horizon HS, Winter Garden, FL
400m	44.37	-	May 25	Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat
400m	43.98	-	May 3	Grand Slam Track Miami, Ansin Sports Complex, Miramar, FL
200m	20.55	+1.7	May 3	Grand Slam Track Miami, Ansin Sports Complex, Miramar, FL
200m	20.55	+1.7	May 2	Grand Slam Track Miami, Ansin Sports Complex, Miramar, FL
400m	44.27	-	Apr 19	Tom Jones Memorial, Percy Beard Track, Gainesville, FL - Olympic Development
4x400m	3:05.36	-	Apr 12	Gamecock Invite
200m	20.39	+2.6	Apr 12	Gamecock Invite
100m	10.33	+1.4	Apr 12	Gamecock Invite
100m	10.48	+0.5	Apr 12	Gamecock Invite
4x400Metre	3:03.13	-	Mar 23	World Athletics Indoor Championships, Sports Training Center, Nanjing (i)
400m-short-track	45.54	-	Mar 22	World Athletics Indoor Championships, Sports Training Center, Nanjing (i)
400m-short-track	45.94	-	Mar 21	World Athletics Indoor Championships, Sports Training Center, Nanjing (i)
400m-short-track	45.54	-	Mar 21	World Athletics Indoor Championships, Sports Training Center, Nanjing (i)
400m-short-track	45.89	-	Mar 21	World Athletics Indoor Championships, Sports Training Center, Nanjing (i)
400m-short-track	45.60	-	Feb 23	USA Indoor Championships, Ocean Breeze Athl. Complex, New York, NY (i)
400m-short-track	45.45	-	Feb 22	USA Indoor Championships, Ocean Breeze Athl. Complex, New York, NY (i)
400m-short-track	45.60	-	Feb 22	USA Indoor Championships, Ocean Breeze Athl. Complex, New York, NY (i)
400m-short-track	45.41	-	Feb 14	Clemson Tiger Paw Invitational, Clemson Indoor Track & Field Complex, Clemson, SC (i)
300m-short-track	32.18	-	Jan 31	Bob Pollock Invitational

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
400m	45.02	-	Jul 19	Holloway Pro Classic, Percy Beard Track, Gainesville, FL
400m	45.89	-	Jun 23	U.S. Olympic Team Trials
400m	45.46	-	Jun 21	U.S. Olympic Team Trials

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is Jacory Patterson's 400 m personal best?

Jacory Patterson's 400 m personal best is 43.85, set on Aug 28, 2025 in Letzigrund, Zürich (SUI), #20 on the all-time list.

Which events does Jacory Patterson compete in?

Jacory Patterson competes in the 400 m and 200 Metres Short Track.

How did Jacory Patterson perform in 2026?

2026 season best: 43.78, set on Sep 4, 2026 in Complexe Sportif Prince Moulay Abdellah, Rabat (MAR). Last competition: Allianz Memorial van Damme on Sep 4, 2026, 43.78.

How many medals has Jacory Patterson won?

Jacory Patterson has won 1 World Championships medal.

Jacory Patterson

Personal bests

Medals

Performance Charts

Season bests

2026

2025

2024

Honours

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