- Darren Clark
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Not to be confused with Darren Clarke.
Darren Edward Clark (born 6 September 1965 in Sydney, New South Wales) is a retired Australian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.
His personal best time of 44.38 seconds, achieved at the 1988 Olympics, is the current Oceanian record. [1] This time would have placed Clark in second place in the 2008 Beijing olympics 400m final. Clark also co-holds the Oceanian record in 4 x 400 metres relay with 2:59.70 minutes, established with teammates Bruce Frayne, Gary Minihan and Rick Mitchell at the 1984 Olympics.[2]
Clark achieved fourth place in two consecutive Olympics, 1984 and 1988.
Clark finished his sporting career playing in the Australian Rugby League (ARL) for the Balmain Tigers, starting in the wing position.
Achievements
Year Tournament Venue Result Event 1984 Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States 4th 400 m 4th 4x400 m relay, 2:59.70 AR 1985 World Cup Canberra, Australia 3rd 200 m[3] 1986 Commonwealth Games Edinburgh, Scotland 2nd 400 m[3] 1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 4th 400 m, 44.38 AR 6th 4x400 m relay 1990 Commonwealth Games Auckland, New Zealand 1st 400 m[3] 1993 World Indoor Championships Toronto, Canada 3rd 400 m References
- sports-reference
- IAAF profile for Darren Clark
- ^ Area Outdoor Records - Men - Oceania (IAAF)
- ^ Commonwealth All-Time Lists (Men) - GBR Athletics
- ^ a b c IAAF World Cup in Athletics - GBR Athletics
Commonwealth Champions in Men's 400 m 1930 – 1966: 440 yards • 1970 – present: 400 metres 1930: Alex Wilson (CAN) • 1934: Godfrey Rampling (ENG) • 1938: Bill Roberts (ENG) • 1950: Edwin Carr (AUS) • 1954: Kevan Gosper (AUS) • 1958: Milkha Singh (IND) • 1962: George Kerr (JAM) • 1966: Wendell Mottley (TRI) • 1970: Charles Asati (KEN) • 1974: Charles Asati (KEN) • 1978: Rick Mitchell (AUS) • 1982: Bert Cameron (JAM) • 1986: Roger Black (ENG) • 1990: Darren Clark (AUS) • 1994: Charles Gitonga (KEN) • 1998: Iwan Thomas (WAL) • 2002: Michael Blackwood (JAM) • 2006: John Steffensen (AUS) • 2010: Mark Mutai (KEN)
Australian National Champions in Men's 200 m 1930 – 1932: Jim Carlton • 1934: Howard Yates • 1936: Ray Moffat • 1937: Howard Yates • 1947: John Bartram • 1948: John Treloar • 1949: Herb McKenley (JAM) • 1950: John Treloar • 1951: John Bartram • 1952: John Treloar • 1953: Brian Butterfield • 1954: Hector Hogan • 1955: Doug Winston • 1956: Hector Hogan • 1957: Kevan Gosper • 1958: Terry Gale • 1959: Don Bursill • 1960: Dennis Tipping • 1961: Gary Holdsworth • 1962: Peter Vassella • 1963 – 1964: Gary Holdsworth • 1965 – 1969: Peter Norman • 1970 Bruce Weatherlake • 1971: Greg Lewis (athlete) • 1972 – 1973: Greg Lewis • 1974: Richard Hopkins • 1975: Peter Fitzgerald • 1976: Greg Lewis • 1977 – 1979: Colin McQueen • 1980 – 1981: Bruce Frayne • 1982: Peter Gandy • 1983: Bruce Frayne • 1984: Peter Van Miltenburg • 1985: Clayton Kearney • 1986: Robert Stone • 1987: John Dinan • 1988: Kieran Finn (IRL) • 1989: Darren Clark • 1990: Robert Stone • 1991 – 1992: Dean Capobianco • 1993: Damien Marsh • 1994 – 1995: Steve Brimacombe • 1996: Dean Capobianco • 1997: Chris Donaldson (NZL) • 1998: Damien Marsh • 1999: Chris Donaldson (NZL) • 2000: Darryl Wohlsen • 2001: Patrick Johnson • 2002: David Geddes • 2003: Patrick Johnson • 2004: Ambrose Ezenwa (NGR) • 2005: Daniel Batman • 2006: Patrick Johnson • 2007: Josh Ross • 2008: Daniel Batman • 2009: Aaron Rouge-Serret
Australian National Champions in Men's 400 m 1966 – 1967: Gary Eddy • 1968: Jim Kemp (USA) • 1969: Bill Hooker • 1970 – 1971: Ross Wilson • 1972: Wayne Collett (USA) • 1973: Graeme Wright • 1974 – 1975: Steve Gee • 1976 – 1977: Rick Mitchell • 1978: John Higham • 1979: Colin McQueen • 1980: Rick Mitchell • 1981: Mike Willis • 1982 – 1983: Gary Minihan • 1984: Bruce Frayne • 1985: Miles Murphy • 1986: Darren Clark • 1987 – 1988: Miles Murphy • 1989 – 1990: Darren Clark • 1991: Paul Greene • 1992: Mark Garner • 1993: Darren Clark • 1994: Brett Callaghan • 1995: Paul Greene • 1996: Jamie Baulch (GBR) • 1997: Brad Jamieson • 1998: Declan Stack • 1999: Brad Jamieson • 2000: Patrick Dwyer • 2001: John Gamble • 2002 – 2004: Clinton Hill • 2005: Ben Offereins • 2006: John Steffensen • 2007: Sean Wroe • 2008: Joel Milburn • 2009: Sean Wroe • 2010: Ben Offereins
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