Phillipa Patterson

Phillipa (Pip) Patterson (born 1984) is a weightlifter from New Zealand. In 2018 she is competing in the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[1]

Patterson was a gymnast from the age of five to 14, before changing to crossfit and weightlifting.[2] She competed in the 2014 Commonwealth Games, finishing fifth in the women's under 53 kg weight category.[1]

She won gold at the 2016 Oceania Weightlifting Championships, bronze in at the 2016 Commonwealth Championships and silver in the 2017 Oceania Weightlifting Championships. In 2017 she was named New Zealand's top female weightlifter.[1]

References
  1. "Phillipa Patterson | New Zealand Olympic Team". New Zealand Olympic Team. 9 February 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  2. NZME, Liam Napier (6 April 2018). "Commonwealth Games: Phillipa Patterson plans second baby after finishing sixth in weightlifting". NZ Herald. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
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