Alan Sinclair Paterson (11 June 1928 – 8 May 1999) was a British track and field athlete who competed in the high jump.

[1] He was chosen to represent Great Britain at the 1946 European Athletics Championships in August and claimed the silver medal after a personal best jump of 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in), finishing behind Sweden's Anton Bolinder.

[4] Adegboyega Adedoyin was the winner at the national championships in 1947,[1] but Paterson set a British record in Glasgow that year with a clearance of 2.02 m (6 ft 7+1⁄2 in) – a mark that ranked him third in the world that season and was the best of his career.

[1] He contested Winter again at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London and the Australian came out on top with the gold medal while Paterson was the home nation's best performer in seventh place with 1.90 m (6 ft 2+3⁄4 in).

[1] He reached the top of the continental scene at the 1950 European Athletics Championships, going one better than his previous outing to take the gold medal with a clearance of 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in).