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 Clark at the 2016 Olympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Amelia Jane Clark |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Born | 1 March 1989 |
| Education | Drake University, University of Sydney, University of Tasmania |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event(s) | Steeplechase, 10,000 m, half marathon, marathon |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic finals | Rio De Janeiro, 2016 |
| Personal best(s) | 800m - 2:12.26 (2020) [1] 1500m - 4:21.52 (2017) [2] 3000m 9:08.33 (2017) [3] 3000 m Steeplechase – 10:01.43 (2012) 5000m - 15:41.05 (2020) [4] 10,000 m – 33:24.89 (2017) 10K - 33.16 (2020) [5] Half Marathon – 1:10:48 (2016) [6] Marathon – 2:26.58 (2021) |
Milly Clark (born 1 March 1989) is an Australian long-distance runner. She ran her first official marathon in 2015 in Amsterdam where she placed third [7] and qualified for the 2016 Rio Olympics. [8] She placed 18th at the Olympics and was the first Australian runner to cross the line. [9]
Clark won the Australian 3000m steeplechase title in 2012 [10] and placed third in the Zatopek 10,000 meter championship in 2013. [11] Clark first represented Australia at the World Half Marathon Championships in Cardiff in 2016, where she placed 11th in a personal best time of 1:10.48. [6] Her personal best time for the marathon is currently 2:26.58, set at the Melbourne Marathon in 2021, a race which she won. [12]
Clark's mother Margaret (née Jack) [13] competed for Australia in gymnastics at the 1978 Commonwealth Games and the World Gymnastics Championships in 1979. Her aunt Elizabeth Jack is a former Olympic diver, representing Australia at Montreal in 1976. [14]
