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{{short description|American sprinter (born 1977)}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name           = Darvis Patton
| image          = Osaka07 D8A 4-100 US celebrating.jpg
| imagesize      = <!-- Only for images narrower than 220 pixels -->
| caption        = Patton (second left) after his 2007 World 4×100 m relay gold
| sport          = [[Track and field]]
| event          = [[100-meter dash]], [[200-meter dash]], [[long jump]]
| club           =
| collegeteam    = [[Texas Christian University]] and [[Garden City Community College]]
| birth_date     = {{Birth date and age|1977|12|04|mf=y}}
| birth_place    = [[Dallas, Texas]], U.S.
| death_date     = 
| death_place    = 
| height         = {{convert|6|ft|0|in|m|2|abbr=on}}
| weight         = {{convert|180|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
| pb             = '''100 m''': 9.89<br>
'''200 m''': 20.03
| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport | Men's [[Athletics (sport)|athletics]]}}
{{Medal|Country|the {{USA}}}}
{{Medal|Olympics}}
{{Medal|Silver|[[2012 Summer Olympics|2012 London]]|[[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|4 × 100 m relay]]}}
{{Medal|Silver|[[2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Athens]]|[[Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|4 × 100 m relay]]}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[IAAF World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[2003 World Championships in Athletics|2003 Paris]]|4 × 100 m relay}}
{{Medal|Gold | [[2007 World Championships in Athletics|2007 Osaka]]|4 × 100 m relay}}
{{Medal|Silver|[[2003 World Championships in Athletics|2003 Paris]]|200 m}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[Pan American Games]]}}
{{Medal|Silver|[[2007 Pan American Games|2007 Rio de Janeiro]]|[[Athletics at the 2007 Pan American Games|100 m]]}}
{{Medal|Bronze|[[2007 Pan American Games|2007 Rio de Janeiro]]|[[Athletics at the 2007 Pan American Games|4 × 100 m relay]]}} 
}}

'''Darvis''' "'''Doc'''" '''Darell Patton''' (born December 4, 1977) is a retired [[United States of America|American]] [[track and field]] athlete who competed in [[Sprint (running)|sprinting]] events.<ref name="beijing">{{cite web |url=http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/3/221533.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080820124313/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/3/221533.shtml |archive-date=2008-08-20 |url-status=dead |title=Athlete biography: Darvis Patton |website=[[Beijing2008.cn]] |access-date=Aug 26, 2008}}</ref> He is a two-time [[USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships|US Champion]] in the [[200-meter dash]] and won the silver medal in the event at the [[2003 World Championships in Athletics|2003 World Championships]]. He is a three-time Olympian and a four-time participant at the [[World Athletics Championships]].

Patton has had much success with the American [[4 × 100-meter relay]] team, being a world gold medallist in 2003 and 2007, as well as an Olympic silver medallist ([[2004 Summer Olympics|2004]]). He has also had misfortune in the relay, having been involved in the American team's disqualification at the 2008 Summer Olympics, the 2009 World Championships, and the 2011 World Championships.

A multi-talented athlete in the horizontal jumps and sprints, he initially focused on the 200&nbsp;m but, after missing 2005 and 2006 due to injury, he switched to the [[100-meter dash]]. He won the 100&nbsp;m silver medal at the [[2007 Pan American Games]] and reached the finals of the event at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] and the [[2009 World Championships in Athletics|2009 World Championships]]. He has broken the [[10-second barrier]] and his personal record of 9.89&nbsp;seconds places him within the top-ten fastest Americans in the event.<ref>[http://www.iaaf.org/statistics/toplists/inout=o/age=n/season=0/sex=M/all=y/legal=A/disc=100/detail.html 100 Metres All Time]. [[IAAF]] (2010-04-25). Retrieved on 2010-05-03.</ref> He also has bests of 20.03 for the 200&nbsp;m, 8.12&nbsp;m for the [[long jump]], and 6.50 seconds for the [[60-meter dash]] (a [[masters athletics|masters record]] for over-35 runners).

==Career==
===Early career and college===
Born in [[Dallas, Texas]],<ref>[https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pa/darvis-patton-1.html Darvis Patton] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130203040454/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pa/darvis-patton-1.html |date=2013-02-03 }}. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2013-04-02.</ref> the son of William Johnson and Dorrise Patton,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120425200920/http://www.teamusa.org/Athletes/PA/Darvis-Patton.aspx Darvis Patton]. Team USA. Retrieved on 2013-04-02.</ref> Darvis Patton was a very versatile athlete from a young age and he competed in the [[long jump]], [[triple jump]] and [[sprint (running)|sprint]] events at [[Lake Highlands High School]] and [[Texas Christian University|TCU]] days. At the [[AAU Junior Olympic Games]] in 1998 he won the long jump, was runner-up in the triple jump and placed fourth in the [[200-meter dash]].<ref name=Tilas>[https://archive.today/20130416041657/http://www.tilastopaja.org/db/atm.php?ID=9546&Season=1998&Odd=0 Darvis Patton]. Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2013-04-02.</ref> He graduated from [[Garden City Community College]] that year and won an [[athletic scholarship]] at [[Texas Christian University]]. While there he began to focus more on the [[100-meter dash]] and 200&nbsp;m under the coaching of [[Monte Stratton]].<ref name=USATF/> He was a finalist at both those distances at the 2000 [[NCAA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship]].<ref name=Tilas/> He ended the year with personal records of 6.64 seconds for the [[60-meter dash]], 10.22 for the 100&nbsp;m, 20.29 for the 200&nbsp;m and {{T&Fcalc|8.04}} for the long jump.<ref name=IAAFBio>[http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/united-states/darvis-patton#progression Darvis Patton]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-04-02.</ref> He was also a semi-finalist in the 200&nbsp;m at the 2000 [[United States Olympic Trials (track and field)|United States Olympic Trials]].<ref name=USATF/>

In his second year of competition at Texas Christian he set lifetime indoor bests of 20.73 for the 200&nbsp;m and {{T&Fcalc|7.85}} for the long jump. He was a finalist in both events at the [[NCAA Men's Indoor Track and Field Championship]].<ref name=Tilas/> He improved outdoors too, setting personal records of 10.16 seconds for the 100&nbsp;m and {{T&Fcalc|8.12}} for the long jump in [[Arlington, Texas]].<ref name=IAAFBio/> The 2001 NCAA Outdoor Championships saw him earn four [[All-America]]n honours in one meet: he was sixth in the 100&nbsp;m, fourth in the long jump, third in the 200&nbsp;m and won the [[4 × 100-meter relay]] with the [[TCU Horned Frogs]].<ref>[http://www.wacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10100&ATCLID=574392 The WAC was well represented at the 2001 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships]. WAC Sports (2001-06-03). Retrieved on 2013-04-02.</ref> He began to establish himself nationally at that year's [[USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships]], where he came fourth in the 200&nbsp;m as well as seventh in the long jump.<ref name=Tilas/> Patton was later upgraded to third in the 200&nbsp;m after [[Ramon Clay]] was banned for [[doping in athletics|doping]].<ref>[http://www.usatf.org/events/2001/USAOutdoorChampionships/results/fullResults.asp 2001 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships results]. USATF. Retrieved on 2013-04-02.</ref>

===First World and Olympic medals===
He had his first successes as a senior in 2002 when he was runner up in the 200&nbsp;m at both the [[USA Indoor Track and Field Championships|Indoor]] and [[USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships|Outdoor US Championships]].<ref name=USATF>[http://www.usatf.org/athletes/bios/oldBios/2005/Patton_Darvis.asp Darvis Patton Biography] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090222192402/http://www.usatf.org/athletes/bios/oldBios/2005/Patton_Darvis.asp |date=2009-02-22 }}. [[USATF]]. Retrieved on 2010-05-03.</ref> The retrospective disqualification of Ramon Clay meant he was the American outdoor 200&nbsp;m champion that year.<ref>[http://www.usatf.org/events/2002/USAOutdoorChampionships/results/fullResults.asp 2002 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Results]. USATF. Retrieved on 2013-04-02.</ref> There were no global track championships that year so he mainly competed on the international circuit. He won the 200&nbsp;m races in [[Glasgow]] and [[London Grand Prix|London]] and was runner-up at the [[Golden Gala]] and [[Memorial Van Damme]] meets.<ref name=USATF/> He improved his 200&nbsp;m best to 20.12 seconds in [[Brussels]].<ref name=IAAFBio/>

The following season saw him reach the global podium for the first time: he became the national champion in the 200&nbsp;m and went on to win the [[silver medal]] in that event at the [[2003 World Championships in Athletics]] behind teammate [[John Capel]]. He also won a [[gold medal]] as part of the American men's 4 × 100&nbsp;m relay team including Capel, [[Bernard Williams]] and [[Joshua J. Johnson|J. J. Johnson]]. Moving entirely away from the long jump, Patton's sprinting times all improved that year: he had a personal record of 6.58 seconds in the 60&nbsp;m, ran ten seconds flat at the [[Weltklasse Zürich]] meeting and ran 20.03 in the [[2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres|World Championships 200&nbsp;m semi-finals]].<ref name=IAAFBio/> On the circuit he was runner-up at the [[Athletissima]] and [[Meeting Gaz de France]] 200&nbsp;m races and placed fourth at the [[2003 IAAF World Athletics Final]].<ref name=USATF/>

After a fourth-place finish in the 200&nbsp;m at the 2004 [[US Olympic Trials (track and field)|US Olympic Trials]], he was nominated as the substitute for the 4 × 100&nbsp;m relay at the [[2004 Summer Olympics]]. Patton helped the American team ease through the heats, recording a time of 38.02&nbsp;seconds. He was substituted for the newly crowned 100&nbsp;m Olympic champion [[Justin Gatlin]] for the final race, but the move backfired for the team as they finished a little slower (38.08) and had to settle for the silver medal behind Great Britain – who they had easily beaten in the heats. Patton's 2005 and 2006 seasons were wrecked by significant groin and hip injuries and he only returned to major competitions in 2007.<ref name=USATF/>

===Return from injury===
[[File:Olympic Development (Mens) 100m Dash 2.jpg|thumb|Patton winning at the 2008 [[Penn Relays]]]]
Patton returned to action and focused on the shorter sprint distance that year. He finished eighth in the 100&nbsp;m final at the 2007 US Championships and withdrew from the 200&nbsp;m competition.<ref>[http://www.usatf.org/events/2007/USAOutdoorTFChampionships/results/F1.asp 2007 USA Outdoor Men 100 Meter Dash]. [[USATF]]. Retrieved on 2010-05-03.</ref> Based on his performance, he was selected to represent the United States at the [[Athletics at the 2007 Pan American Games|2007 Pan American Games]]. He finished second in the 100&nbsp;m behind [[Churandy Martina]] and anchored the relay team to a [[bronze medal]]. He was chosen as part of the [[2007 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|relay team]] for the [[2007 World Championships in Athletics|2007 World Championships]] and this time made the final after qualifying. The American team (with [[Wallace Spearmon]], [[Tyson Gay]], and [[Leroy Dixon]]) became the world champions in a world-leading time of 37.78&nbsp;seconds, fending off the [[Jamaica]]n challengers who set a [[Jamaican records in athletics|national record]].<ref>[http://osaka2007.iaaf.org/news/kind=4/newsid=41317.html#event+report+mens+4x100m+relay+final Event report: Men’s 4x100m Relay Final] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091117103041/http://osaka2007.iaaf.org/news/kind=4/newsid=41317.html#event+report+mens+4x100m+relay+final |date=2009-11-17 }}. [[IAAF]] (2007-09-01). Retrieved on 2010-05-03.</ref>

At the [[2008 United States Olympic Trials (track and field)|2008 United States Olympic Trials]], Patton achieved his lifetime best performance in the 100&nbsp;m, running 9.89 seconds in the quarter-finals. He went even quicker in the wind-assisted (+3.1&nbsp;m/s) final, clocking 9.84 seconds, and came in third place behind Tyson Gay and [[Walter Dix]].<ref>Hersh, Philip, (2008-06-3). [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-jun-30-sp-track30-story.html Gay takes express lane in 9.68 seconds]. ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''. Retrieved on 2013-04-02.</ref> He broke the [[10-second barrier]] legally for the second time at the [[Herculis]] meet in Monaco, placing second behind [[Asafa Powell]] in 9.98 seconds.<ref>Turner, Chris (2008-07-29). [http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/isinbayeva-504m-world-record-another-four-sea Isinbayeva 5.04m World record; another four season leads in Monaco - IAAF World Athletics Tour]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-04-02.</ref> During the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] in [[Beijing]] he was the slowest qualifier for the 100&nbsp;m final. In the final itself he ran 10.03 seconds and was again the slowest and thus the eighth placed athlete.<ref name="beijing"/> Together with [[Rodney Martin (athlete)|Rodney Martin]], [[Travis Padgett]] and Tyson Gay he also competed at the 4 × 100 m relay, but they did not finish due to a mistake in the baton exchange between Patton and Gay and they were eliminated.<ref>Landells, Steve (2008-08-21). [http://www.iaaf.org/OLY08/news/kind=108/newsid=47158.html Men's 4x100m Relay - Round 1]. [[IAAF]]. Retrieved on 2010-05-03.</ref>

[[File:100 m final Berlin 2009.JPG|thumb|Patton (far right) grimacing in injury at the 2009 World Championships 100&nbsp;m final.]]

The following year Patton came second to [[Michael Rodgers (athlete)|Michael Rodgers]] in a close 100&nbsp;m race at the [[2009 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships|2009 US championships]] in June, running a windy 9.92 seconds. This won him a place on the American team for the [[2009 World Championships in Athletics]].<ref>Morse, Parker (2009-06-27). [http://www.iaaf.org/WCH09/news/kind=100/newsid=51340.html Jeter and Rodgers take 100m titles in Eugene - US Champs, Day 2]. [[IAAF]]. Retrieved on 2009-06-30.</ref> Prior to the event, he was runner-up in Monaco and in [[DN Galan|Stockholm]] – running a wind-assisted 9.95 seconds behind Tyson Gay at the latter.<ref>[http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/2009-07-31-track-gay-100-win_N.htm Tyson Gay wins Stockholm 100-meters in wind-aided 9.79]. ''[[USA Today]]'' (2009-07-31). Retrieved on 2013-04-02.</ref> He managed to reach the final of the [[2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres|men's 100 meters]] after scoring a season's best of 9.98 in the semi-finals. He performed poorly in the final however, finishing last with a slow time of 10.34&nbsp;seconds due to an injury.<ref>[http://berlin.iaaf.org/results/racedate=08-16-2009/sex=M/discCode=100/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/results.html#detM_100_hash_f 100 Metres - M Final] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100212122234/http://berlin.iaaf.org/results/racedate=08-16-2009/sex=M/discCode=100/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/results.html#detM_100_hash_f |date=2010-02-12 }}. [[IAAF]]. Retrieved on 2010-02-19.</ref> The hopes of the American men's relay team were again dashed by an illegal baton exchange, this time between Patton and [[Shawn Crawford]].<ref>{{Citation |last=Kessel |first=Anna |date=August 21, 2009 |title=United States relay team disqualified at Athletics World Championships |newspaper=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/aug/21/united-states-relay-disqualified-berlin |access-date=2010-05-03}}</ref> Patton ended his season on a high: he ran a series of sub-10 runs including 9.95 for third at the [[Weltklasse]], 9.94 to win the [[Hanžeković Memorial]], and a personal record-equalling run of 9.89&nbsp;seconds for third at the [[Shanghai Golden Grand Prix]], behind Tyson Gay and [[Asafa Powell]].<ref name=Tilas/><ref>Yung, Jean (2009-09-20). [http://www.iaaf.org/news/kind=100/newsid=54451.html Gay 9.69 and Jeter 10.64 at 100m; Liu Xiang makes dazzling comeback – Shanghai Golden Grand Prix]. [[IAAF]]. Retrieved on 2010-05-03.</ref> He also placed third in the 100&nbsp;m at the Memorial Van Damme and the [[2009 IAAF World Athletics Final]].<ref name=USATF/>

===Second Olympic medal===
Patton's 2010 season was brought to an end in May due to another injury. He returned in 2011 and began racing more frequently in the 200&nbsp;m. At the [[2011 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships]] he was sixth in the 100&nbsp;m but managed second place to Walter Dix in the 200&nbsp;m.<ref>[http://www.usatf.org/events/2011/USAOutdoorTFChampionships/results/complete_senior.asp 2011 USA Outdoor Championships Results]. USATF. Retrieved on 2013-04-02.</ref> The [[2011 World Championships in Athletics]] was one of his less successful global outings. He was eliminated in the 200&nbsp;m semi-finals and in the relay final he clashed with Britain's [[Harry Aikines-Aryeetey]] and failed to pass the baton successfully.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gameon/post/2011/09/usain-bolt-goes-for-gold-in-4x100-relay/1 |title=Usain Bolt wins relay gold; USA women triumph |date=4 September 2011 |publisher=USA Today |access-date=12 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180917172516/http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gameon/post/2011/09/usain-bolt-goes-for-gold-in-4x100-relay/1 |archive-date=17 September 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> He had season's bests of 9.94 seconds for the 100&nbsp;m and 20.25 seconds for the 200&nbsp;m.<ref name=IAAFBio/>

The [[2012 United States Olympic Trials (track and field)|2012 United States Olympic Trials]] he placed fifth in both the 100&nbsp;m and 200&nbsp;m.<ref>[docpatton.com/meet-doc/career/ Career]. DocPatton. Retrieved on 2013-04-02.</ref> Although he had failed to gain an individual spot, he was chosen for the relay team. At the [[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics|2012 London Olympics]] he ran as a substitute runner in the qualifiers but even the weaker American team of [[Jeff Demps]], Patton, [[Trell Kimmons]], and [[Justin Gatlin]] broke the [[United States records in track and field|national record]] of 37.38 seconds.<ref>[http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/london/track/story/2012-08-10/olympics-track-relays/56938190/1 USA, Jamaica roar into men's 4x100 final with blazing times]. ''USA Today'' (2012-08-10). Retrieved on 2013-04-02.</ref> The American team for the final (bringing in Tyson Gay and [[Ryan Bailey (athlete)|Ryan Bailey]]) improved that record further to 37.04 seconds but was still second behind the world record-breaking Jamaican team. Patton received his second Olympic [[silver medal]] in the relay as a result.<ref>Mulkeen, Jon (2012-08-11). [http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/two-more-world-records-fall-as-action-conclud Two more World records fall as action concludes at Olympic Stadium – London 2012]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-04-02.</ref>

He began 2013 with quick times, running 6.50 for the 60&nbsp;m (a world record for over-35 athletes) and a wind-aided 100&nbsp;m time of 9.75 seconds.<ref>Mulkeen, Jon (2013-03-31). [http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/patton-clocks-windy-975-at-texas-relays Patton clocks windy 9.75 at Texas Relays]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-04-02.</ref>

== USATF Athlete's Advisory Committee & Board of Directors ==
Patton [https://www.instagram.com/p/g3BfdjE7V-/?igsh=MTloYXY2eTR3OHJ4aA== announced his retirement] in 2013 on Instagram and went on to pursue coaching. Before hanging up his spikes, Patton served as the Men's Sprints Event Leader on the USATF Athlete's Advisory Committee. In this role, he advocated for elite sprint athletes and was the primary point of contact for competition issues, questions regarding tier privileges, benefits, and provided the men's constituency with updates on competition site selections and changes to USATF rules and regulations.

Thereafter, the veteran sprinter's peers elected him to a four-year term as a member of the USATF Board of Directors, again representing the Athlete's Advisory Committee. There, he reviewed event constituent budgets as member of the budget committee to ensure efficient, appropriate use and allocation of funds in accordance with USATF policy. He also helped ensure athletes in all track and field disciplines had access to unified representation in various aspects of USATF, including staff selections, drug testing and competition rules.

== Coaching ==
In 2015, Darvis served as the [http://assistant%20sprint%20and%20hurdles%20coachhttps://www.flotrack.org/articles/5042097-team-usa-coaching-staff-for-iaaf-world-championships-and-pan-american-games assistant sprint and hurdles coach] for the USA Track and Field delegation for the IAAF World Relay Championship and NACAC Senior Championship relay teams, bringing home ten medals in the process and an additional four medals from Penn Relays.
He also served as the [http://head%20track%20coachhttps://www.dallasnews.com/high-school-sports/other-sports/2021/04/28/from-athens-to-parish-episcopal-the-latest-stop-in-olympic-gold-medalist-jeremy-wariners-career-head-hs-track-coach/ head track coach] at All Saints Episcopal School in Fort Worth from 2019 to 2022, where the program broke school records in the high jump, 4x100 meter race, placed fourth in the 2015 state championship – the highest place finish in the school's 70-year history – and produced the school's first state champion in the men's 100 m dash.

Patton joined the [https://ramsports.net/staff-directory/darvis-doc-patton/1272 Texas Wesleyan University staff] in March 2022 as the [http://assistant%20track%20&%20field%20coachhttps://ramsports.net/news/2022/3/22/mens-track-and-field-t-f-patton-named-assistant-coach-for-texas-wesleyan-track-field.aspx assistant track and field coach] where he specializes in short sprints and jumps. In his first two years, Patton helped lead the men's and women's track team to their [https://soonerathletic.org/news/2024/4/27/general-texas-wesleyan-claims-both-mens-and-womens-titles-at-the-2024-sac-outdoor-track-and-field-championships.aspx first conference titles] in school history and produced Texas Wesleyan's first national track and field champion in the 400 m, [https://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/8332675/Texas_Wesleyan/Tajean_Houston.html 60 m hurdles] and [https://www.instagram.com/txwes.tfxc/p/C7XZ7RRPaKO/?locale=it 110 m hurdles]. In 2023, the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association named Darvis Patton the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Assistant [https://www.ustfccca.org/2023/05/featured/2023-naia-outdoor-track-field-regional-awards Coach of the Year] for Women's Outdoor Track & Field in the South Central Region. He was promoted to associate head coach for the Texas Wesleyan track and field program in 2024.

==Personal life==
He and his wife Crystal have a daughter, Dakota, and son, Darvis II. He is a proud former member of [[Big Brothers Big Sisters of America]] and serves as a youth mentor.<ref>[http://docpatton.com/meet-doc/biography/ Doc Patton Biography]. Doc Patton. Retrieved on 2013-04-02.</ref>

==Personal bests==
{| class=wikitable
|-
!Event
!Time ([[second|sec]])
!Venue
!Date
|-
|[[60-meter dash]] || 6.50 || [[New York City]], United States || February 17, 2013
|-
|[[100-meter dash]] || 9.89 || [[Eugene, Oregon]], United States || June 28, 2008
|-
|[[200-meter dash]] || 20.03 || [[Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis|Saint-Denis]], France || August 28, 2003
|-
|[[Long jump]] || 8.12 m || [[Arlington, Texas]], United States || March 31, 2001
|}
*<small>All information taken from IAAF profile.</small>

==Competition record==
{| {{AchievementTable}}
|-
|rowspan=3|2003
|rowspan=2|[[2003 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|rowspan=2|[[Paris]], France
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|[[2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres|200 m]]
|-
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|[[2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|4 × 100 m relay]]
|-
|[[2003 IAAF World Athletics Final|World Athletics Final]]
|[[Monaco]]
|4th
|200 m
|-
|2004
|[[Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]]
|[[Athens]], Greece
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|[[Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|4 × 100 m relay]] (heats)
|-
|rowspan=3|2007
|rowspan=2|[[Athletics at the 2007 Pan American Games|Pan American Games]]
|rowspan=2|[[Rio de Janeiro]], Brazil
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|100 m
|-
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
|4 × 100 m relay
|-
|[[2007 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Osaka]], Japan
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|[[2007 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|4 × 100 m relay]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2008
|rowspan=2|[[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]]
|rowspan=2|[[Beijing]], China
|8th
|[[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres|100 m]]
|-
|DQ
|[[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|4 × 100 m relay]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2009
|rowspan=2|[[2009 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|rowspan=2|[[Berlin]], Germany
|8th
|[[2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres|100 m]]
|-
|DQ (heats)
|[[2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|4 × 100 m relay]]
|-
|2012
|[[2012 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[London]], United Kingdom
|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd
|[[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|4 × 100&nbsp;m relay]]
|}

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Darvis Patton}}
* {{Official website|http://www.docpatton.com/}}
* {{World Athletics}}
* {{USATF|Darvis-Patton}}

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[[Category:20th-century African-American sportsmen]]
[[Category:United States collegiate record holders in athletics (track and field)]]
[[Category:NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners]]
[[Category:TCU Horned Frogs men's track and field athletes]]
[[Category:Garden City Community College alumni]]
[[Category:Lake Highlands High School alumni]]
[[Category:21st-century American sportsmen]]
[[Category:20th-century American sportsmen]]