Christopher Clarke (athlete)

Christopher Clarke

Christopher Clarke at the 2010 Birmingham Grand Prix
Personal information
Nationality	English
Born	25 January 1990 (1990-01-25) (age 21) London, England
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	67 kg (150 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	200 metres, 400 metres
Club	Marshall Milton Keynes A.C
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	200 m: 20.85 400 m: 45.59

Medal record
Men's athletics
Competitor for  United Kingdom
World Indoor Championships
Bronze	2010 Doha	4x400 m relay
European Junior Championships
Gold	2009 Novi Sad	400m m
European Junior Championships
Gold	2009 Novi Sad	4*400m m
World Youth Championships
Gold	2007 Ostrava	400 m
World Junior Athletics Championships
Bronze	2006 Beijing	4x400 m relay

Christopher Clarke (Born 25 January 1990, London) is an English sprinter who numerously has represented Great Britain and Northern Ireland at junior and senior level. At club level he represents Marshall Milton Keynes AC and is also higher claim to Newham and Essex Beagles A.C.^[1] Between 2003-2008 he was educated at Denbigh School and Denbigh School Sixth Form in Shenley Church End, Milton Keynes.^[2] Christopher is also an accomplished Pianist and studied briefly at Loughborough College as a tag on to his Athletic training.

Career

During the 2006 Beijing World Junior Athletics Championships he won a bronze medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay.^[3] In 2007 he finished first in the 400 meters final of the World Youth Championships to win the gold medal.^[4] On July 24th 2009 Chris won two Gold medals (400m, 4x400m) at the European Junior Championships in a new PB of 45.59 seconds, demolishing the field by over a second. 2010 saw Chris compete at his first senior athletics championship as part of the 4x400m relay team who later went on to claim a bronze medal. In 2011 the GB relay team qualified for the final with 3:00.38 (Chris running 44.99 split). The team later went on to finish seventh in 3:01.16. ^[5]

Christopher has personal bests of 45.59s in 400m meters (2009), 10.45s in 100 meters (2007) and 20.87s in 200 meters (2007).^[6]

References

1. ^ Tiger Web
2. ^ Denbigh School February 2008 Newsletter (page 8)
3. ^ DOUBLE BRONZE FOR MEN’S RELAYS AT WORLD JUNIORS
4. ^ World Youth Championships: Day 3 Report
5. ^ [1]
6. ^ IAAF- Clarke Christopher

External links

• UKA Chris Clarke
• On the blocks
• Chris Clarke athlete profile
• IAAF Profile

Persondata
Name	Clarke, Christopher
Alternative names	Clarke, Chris
Short description	English sprinter
Date of birth	25 January 1990
Place of birth	London
Date of death
Place of death