| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Born | 17 November 1997 |
| 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]
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 where he ran 1:45.65 to be the fastest equaliser for the 800 metres final. [10] [11] He briefly led in the final, but ultimately placed sixth overall. [12]
He is from Castricum in North Holland. [13]
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