Background
Patmore was born on 29 August 1987, and is from the Brisbane area suburb of Carseldine in Queensland. Simon was born with Erb"s palsy, having nerve damage in his left arm.
Patmore was born on 29 August 1987, and is from the Brisbane area suburb of Carseldine in Queensland. Simon was born with Erb"s palsy, having nerve damage in his left arm.
He competed in the 2010 where he earned a gold medal. He was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in athletics. As of 2012, he works as a public servant, working for Queensland Health as a technology officer
Patmore is a T46 classified competitor.
He took up running in 2009. As of April 2011, as a 23-year-old, he had a personal best time in the 100-metre race of 11.14 seconds.
He finished first in the T46 men"s 100-metre event with a time of 11.14 seconds. In April 2011, he participated in the Stawell Gift in the 120-metre race, starting at the 8-metre mark.
At the January 2011 IPC World Championships in Christchurch, New Zealand, with a time of 22.43 seconds, he finished third in the 200-metre race.
At the 2011 Australian Championships, he finished first in the 200-metre final. He competed at the 2012 Brisbane Track Classic, where he set a Paralympic qualifying time in the 100-metre event. His performance increased his rank to fourth in the world.
He was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in athletics.
His twenty-fifth birthday was the same day as the opening ceremonies for the 2012 Games. Going into the Games, he was ranked third in the world.