Ryan Clarke (runner)

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Ryan Clarke
Personal information
NationalityDutch
Born (1997-11-17) 17 November 1997 (age 27)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event Middle distance
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)800m: 1:44.70 (Paris, 2024)

Ryan Clarke (born 17 November 1997) is a Dutch middle-distance runner. He is a multiple time Dutch national champion over 800 metres. [1]

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Career

Clarke won the Dutch national 800 metres title in Breda in July 2023, running 1:45.74. [2]

He won the Dutch national indoor championships over 800 metres in 2024. [3] He subsequently ran at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow. [4] [5]

On 31 May 2024 he ran a personal best for the 800 metres of 1.44.83 in Oslo. [6] He reached the semi finals of the 800 metres at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome. [7] Later that month, he retained his Dutch 800 metres national title in Hengelo. [8] He competed in the 800 metres at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in August 2024, where he ran a personal best of 1:44.70. [9]

He was selected for the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn. [10]

Personal life

He is from Castricum in North Holland. [11]

References

  1. ↑ "Ryan Clarke". World Athletics. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  2. ↑ "Dutch Championships". World Athletics. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  3. ↑ "Who is Ryan Clarke?". Runnersworld. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  4. ↑ "Ryan Clarke eliminated in heats at World Athletics Indoor Championship". noordollandsdagblad.nl. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  5. ↑ "Bol leads Dutch team for World Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 21 February 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  6. ↑ "Fantastic start to the season for the Netherlands during the Diamond League in Oslo". Runnersworld. 30 May 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  7. ↑ "Ryan Clarke loses 800m semi-final in fast race". Runnersworld. 8 June 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  8. ↑ "Dutch Championships". World Athletics. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  9. ↑ "Men's 800m Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  10. ↑ "46 TeamNL atleten in actie tijdens EK Indoor Atletiek in Apeldoorn". Atletiek.nl. 25 February 2025. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  11. ↑ "Athlete Ryan Clarke nears Olympic limit at Diamond League". Noordhollanssdagblad. 23 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2024.


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