Zoey Clark (born 25 October 1994) is a British sprinter.[2] She competed in the women's 400 metres and was part of the British 4 × 400 relay team that won the silver medal at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics.[3] Since then she has won two international bronzes in the relay and most recently a silver in the same event at the 2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships.[4] She was selected as part of the 4x400m relay team for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.[5]
 Zoey Clark in 2018 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 25 October 1994 Aberdeen, Scotland[1] |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Great Britain Scotland |
| Sport | Women's athletics |
| Event | 400 metres |
Medal record | |
In January 2022, she struck national double gold at Glasgow's Emirates Arena, winning the 60m in 7.50secs after a battle with Leeds athlete Hilary Gode, before going on to lower her Scottish record to 23.36sec with her win in the 200m. That was an improvement on the 23.58 she ran at the same venue four years previously.[6] Clark has a degree in chemical engineering from the University of Aberdeen.
References
edit- ^ "2018 CWG bio". Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ "Zoey Clark". IAAF. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- ^ "400 Metres women". IAAF. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- ^ "4 x 400m Relay Women". European Athletics. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- ^ Henderson, Jason (29 June 2021). "Dina Asher-Smith leads 72-strong GB team for Tokyo". Athletics Weekly.
- ^ Fraser Clyne (25 January 2022). "Athletics: Record-breaking display from Aberdeen sprint sensation Zoey Clark in Glasgow". The Press and Journal. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
External links
edit- Zoey Clark at World Athletics
- Zoey Clark at Olympedia (archive)
- Zoey Clark at Olympics.com
- Zoey Clark at Team GB
- Zoey Clark at Team Scotland
- Zoey Clark at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Zoey Clark at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)
- Zoey Clark at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
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