Dave Clarke (runner)

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Dave Clarke
Personal information
Born (1958-01-01) 1 January 1958 (age 65)
London
Sport
CountryFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Flag of England.svg  England
Sport Athletics
Club Hercules Wimbledon Athletics Club
Medal record
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain and Flag of England.svg  England
World Road Relay Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1986 Hiroshima Men's race
World Cross Country Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1982 Rome Men's team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1987 Warsaw Men's team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1989 Stavanger Men's team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1992 Boston Men's team

David Robert Clarke (born 1 January 1958) is a British former distance runner who competed over distances from the 1500 metres to the marathon. He represented Great Britain over 5000 metres at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics and the 1981 Summer Universiade. [1] [2]

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He made twelve appearances at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships from 1977 to 1995. Individually, his performance came at the 1983 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, where he placed seventh overall. [3] Clarke was a three-time silver medallist at the competition (1982, 1987, 1989) and also won a team bronze in 1992, sharing the honours with Mike McLeod, Hugh Jones, Julian Goater, Steve Kenyon, Karl Harrison, Carl Thackery, Kevin Forster, Steve Binns, Tim Hutchings, Gary Staines, Richard Nerurkar, and Eamonn Martin, among others. [4] [5] [6] [7]

Born in London, he attended Dulwich Prep London and then St Paul's School, London, where he took up running, as did his brothers Peter and Chris. Professionally, he worked as a labourer and hospital porter before becoming a history and physical education teacher. [8]

He ranked in the top twenty in the world over 10,000 metres in the 1982 season. [9] He shares the British record in the ekiden marathon relay, alongside Carl Thackery, Jon Solly, Mark Scrutton, and Karl Harrison, with a silver medal-winning time of 1:59:14 hours set at the 1986 IAAF World Challenge Road Relay. [10] [11]

In national competition he won the 5000 m title at the 1981 UK Athletics Championships, [12] and was runner-up in that event at the 1983 AAA Championships. [13] He won the English Cross Country Championships three times (1982, 1987, 1988) and won the British Cross Country Championships in 1992. He was also twice runner-up at the British race and a four-time runner-up at the English Championships. [14] He won the British Universities Cross Country Championships in 1981. [15] At sub-national level he won the 1984 title in the 3000 metres at the South of England Athletics Championships and the 5000 m inter-county race at the 1985 CAU Championships. [16] [17] On the professional circuit he won races including the Cross di Volpiano, Amatrice-Configno, Foulée Suresnoise, 1989 Stockholm Marathon and the Cross de Nantes. [3]

He continues to take part in the sport as a masters athlete, mostly in local parkruns, though he completed the 2016 London Marathon in 3:03:54 hours. [18]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
1977 World Cross Country Championships Düsseldorf, West Germany23rd Junior race 24:28
4thJunior team80 pts
1981 World Cross Country Championships Madrid, Spain38th Senior race 35:59
6thTeam312 pts
Universiade Bucharest, Romania6th 5000 m 13:54.66
1982 World Cross Country Championships Rome, Italy9th Senior race 34:19.4
2ndTeam114 pts
1983 World Cross Country Championships Gateshead, United Kingdom7th Senior race 37:05
8thTeam318 pts
World Championships Helsinki, Finland11th (semis) 5000 m 13:58.37
1985 World Cross Country Championships Lisbon, Portugal26th Senior race 34:23
8thTeam437 pts
1986 World Cross Country Championships Colombier, Switzerland16th Senior race 36:14.4
8thTeam360 pts
1987 World Cross Country Championships Warsaw, Poland10th Senior race 37:10
2ndTeam146 pts
1989 World Cross Country Championships Stavanger, Norway15th Senior race 40:56
2ndTeam147 pts
1992 World Cross Country Championships Boston, United States20th Senior race 37:52
3rdTeam147 pts
1993 World Cross Country Championships Amorebieta-Etxano, Spain111th Senior race 35:28
7thTeam353 pts [19]
1994 World Cross Country Championships Budapest, Hungary55th Senior race 36:24
8thTeam444 pts
1995 World Cross Country Championships Durham, United Kingdom77th Senior race 36:17
9thTeam354 pts
1990 International Chiba Ekiden Chiba, Japan6th10K28:20
5thMarathon relay2:02:05 [20]

National titles

Circuit wins

Personal bests

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References

  1. ↑ Men 5000m Athletics I World Championship 1983 Helsinki, Finland - Sunday 14.08 - Eamonn Coghlan, Ireland. Todor66. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
  2. ↑ "Final results". United Press International. 26 July 1981. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  3. 1 2 David Robert Clarke. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  4. ↑ Magnusson, Tomas (24 March 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 12.0km CC Men - Roma Hippodromo della Campanelle Date: Sunday, March 21, 1982, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 16 October 2007, retrieved 20 October 2013
  5. ↑ Magnusson, Tomas (8 September 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 12.0km CC Men - Warszawa Sluzewiec Date: Sunday, March 22, 1987, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 16 October 2007, retrieved 22 October 2013
  6. ↑ Magnusson, Tomas (8 September 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 12.0km CC Men - Stavanger Scanvest Date: Sunday, March 19, 1989, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 16 October 2007, retrieved 23 October 2013
  7. ↑ Magnusson, Tomas (8 September 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 12.5km CC Men - Boston White Stadium, Franklin Park Date: Saturday, March 21, 1992, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 16 October 2007, retrieved 24 October 2013
  8. ↑ Dave Clarke (The Great Runner from Hercules Wimbledon). Highgate Harriers. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  9. ↑ Dave Clarke. Track and Field Statistics. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  10. ↑ United Kingdom National Records. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  11. ↑ IAAF World Road Relay Championships. Association of Road Racing Statisticians (2004-03-27). Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  12. ↑ UK Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  13. ↑ AAA Championships (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  14. ↑ British Cross Country Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  15. ↑ British Universities Championships (Other). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  16. ↑ South of England Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  17. ↑ CAU Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  18. ↑ Dave Clarke. Power of 10. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  19. ↑ Non-scoring performance
  20. ↑ Japan Clinch Marathon. The Straits Times (1990-12-18), p. 33. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
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