Pat Farmer | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Macarthur | |
| In office 10 November 2001 – 19 July 2010 | |
| Preceded by | John Fahey |
| Succeeded by | Russell Matheson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 March 1962 Sydney |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Australia |
| Occupation | Ultra-marathon athlete and motivational speaker |
Patrick Francis Daniel Farmer AM (born 14 March 1962) is an Australian ultra-marathon athlete, motivational speaker, and former politician. He served as a Member of the Australian House of Representatives, representing the seat of Macarthur in south-west Sydney from 2001 to 2010, as a member of the Liberal Party.
Farmer has an established reputation in international and national ultra-marathons. Between April 2011 and January 2012, Farmer successfully completed the world's longest ultra-marathon, a "Pole to Pole Run" from the North Pole to the South Pole, raising A$100,000 for Red Cross International.[1] On 17 April 2023, Farmer set out from Hobart, Tasmania, to complete an 14,400 km run around Australia in support of the Indigenous Voice to Parliament.[2][3][4]
- ^ Romero, Melissa (28 February 2012). "Pat Farmer Becomes First Person to Run Pole to Pole - Washingtonian". Washingtonian. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
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- ^ Atkinson, Peter (22 August 2023). "Marathon man Pat Farmer taking Yes message to every inch of Australia". InQueensland. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
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