Shelayna Oskan-Clarke

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Shelayna Oskan-Clarke
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Oskan-Clarke in 2017
Personal information
Birth nameShelayna Oskan
NationalityBritish
Born (1990-01-20) 20 January 1990 (age 35)
South London, England
Education Brunel University London
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) [1]
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event 800 metres
Club Windsor, Slough, Eton and Hounslow AC
Brunel Uni London
Coached byJon Bigg (2016–)
Ayo Falola (2010-2015)
Rodger Hughes (2007–2010)
Keith Elliot (2004-2007) [2]
Geoff Bayles (2004-2007) [3]
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals 2016 – Semifinalist
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
World Indoor Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Birmingham 800 m
European Indoor Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Glasgow 800 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Belgrade 800 m

Shelayna Oskan-Clarke (born 20 January 1990) is a British middle-distance runner. She competed in the 800 metres event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, Where she finished 5th in the final. In 2016, she won the women's 800 m at the Anniversary Games, and also reached the semi-final at the Rio Olympic Games, missing out on a place in the final. In 2019, Shelayna took the gold medal at the European Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow. [4]

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International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain and Flag of England.svg  England
2008 Commonwealth Youth Games Pune, India 5th400 m55.77
2015 European Indoor Championship Prague, Czech Republic 14th (h)800 m 2:05.08
World Championship Beijing, China 5th800 m 1:58.99
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 10th (sf)800 m 1:59.45
2017 European Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 2nd800 m 2:00.39
World Championships London, United Kingdom 22nd (sf)800 m 2:02.26
2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 3rd800 m 1:59.81
Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 12th (h)800 m 2:00.81
European Championships Berlin, Germany 8h800 m 2:02.26
2019 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 1st800 m 2:01.16
World Championships Doha, Qatar 24th (sf)800 m 2:10.89

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

References

  1. "Rio 2016 bio". Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  2. Athletics Weekly How they train – Shelayna Oskan-Clarke
  3. Geoffrey Bayles– Coach
  4. Heats results