Jearl Miles Clark
Jearl Miles Clark
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Events: 200m, 400m, 800m.
Height: 5-7
Weight: 127
PRs: 800m-1:56.40 AR (1999); 400m-49.40 (1997); 200m-23.03 (1997)
Born: September 4, 1966, in Gainesville, Fla.
Current Residence: Gainesville, Fla.
High School: Buchholz HS, Gainesville, Fla. '84
College: Alabama A&M '88
Coach: J.J. Clark
Agent: John Nubani
Club: New Balance
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Three-time Olympian; 1996 Olympic gold medalist (4x400); 1993 World 400m champion; 1997 World Indoor 400m champion; 3-time U.S. Outdoor 400m champion ('93, '95, '97); 1998, 1999 U.S. Outdoor 800 champion; 5th in 400 at 1996 Olympics; 4th in 800 at 1999 World Champs; 1992 Olympic silver medalist (4x400); 1992 World Cup 400 champion; American recordholder at 800m
2003: US National Outdoor Champion 800m.
2002: Ranked 4th in the world at 400ms and 1st in the USA. Won the US Indoor and Outdoor National Championships. Placed 2nd at the IAAF World Cup in Madrid running a best for the season of 50.21 seconds.
2001: Won US indoor 800m; Tyson Invitational 800 and Boston Indoor 400m. Gold medalist in 4X400m at Goodwill Games in Brisbane, Australia. 4th in the 400 at goodwill Games.
2000: 2nd in 400 ((50.23) and 800 (1:59.12) at Olympic Trials…in latter race, joins sisters-in law Hazel Clark and Joetta Clark-Diggs on Olympic team …won semifinal in 400 at USA Indoors with a world-leading 51.36 but did not compete in final because of injury… bests of 50.23 and 1:59.12.
1999: Won 800 at USA Outdoors (1:59.47)… 4th at World Outdoor Champs; also anchored silver medal winning 4x400 relay…won 400 at USA Indoors… 3rd at World Indoors… ranked #7 in world (#1 U.S.) in 400 and #4 in world (#1 U.S.) in 800…bests of 23.92i, 49.98 and 1:56.40AR.
1998: Won 400 at USA Indoors (51.11)…won the 800 at USA Outdoors (1:58.78) …400 best of 50.11 came in 4th-place run in Rome…2nd in 800 at Goodwill Games (1:59.08)…American record 1:56.43 for 2nd at Zurich's Weltklasse…4th in 800 at World Cup (2:01.58--her most disappointing race of the year, she says); anchor of 4th-place 4 x 400 (49.7 for 3:25.34)…also 23.39 at 200…ranked #5 in world (#1 U.S.) at 400 by T&FN, #2 in world (#1 U.S.) at 800…bests of 50.11 and 1:56.43.
1997: Gold in 400 at World Indoors (50.96 indoor PR); anchored runner-up 4 x 400 (50.25 for 3:27.66 AR)…bronze at World Champs outdoors in 400 (49.90); anchored runner-up 4 x 400 (49.2 for 3:21.03)… won 400 at USA Indoors (51.31) and Outdoors 400 (49.40 PR), 4th in 200 (23.06)…ranked #3 in world (#1 in U.S.) at 400 by T&FN; at 800, ranked #6 in world (#1 U.S.); also #5 U.S. in 200…bests of 23.03(PR), 49.40 and 1:56.78.
1996: 5th at Olympic Games at 400m; anchored gold medal-winning 4x400… 2nd in 400 at Olympic Trials…4th in 400 at GP Final…2nd in 400 at USA Indoors…ranked #5 in world (#1 in U.S.) at 400 by T&FN; also #4 in U.S. at 800… bests of 49.55 and 1:58.91.
1995: Bronze in 400 at World Champs (50.00); anchored winning 4 x 400 (49.56)…won USA Indoors (50.99)…5th in 400 at World Indoors (52.01)…won Mt SAC 800 in 2:02.79, calling it a "training run"…won USA Outdoors 400 (50.90)… defeated world champion Ana Quirot of Cuba at 800m with a PR 2:00.86 in a late-season race…ranked #3 in world (#1 in U.S.) at 400 by T&FN; also #5 in U.S. at 800…bests of 50.00 and 2:00.86…
1994: 2nd in 400 at USA Indoors…3rd at USA Outdoors…ran season-best 50.11 for 2nd at Lausanne…3rd in World Cup 400…4th in 400 at GP Final…ranked #4 in world (#2 in U.S.) at 400 by T&FN…best of 50.11…
1993: Won 400 gold at World Champs (49.82 PR); anchored winning 4 x 400 (48.78 lap for a 3:16.71)…bronze at World Indoor 400 (51.37)…won USA Outdoors 400 (50.43) and USA Indoors (53.26; 2nd to Canadian Jillian Richardson)…won Olympic Festival 400…ranked #1 in world at 400 by T&FN…best of 49.82…
1992: 2nd in Olympic Trials 400…5th in 400 semis at Olympic Games; third leg on silver medal 4 x 400 relay…won World Cup 400; anchored 3rd-place 4 x 400…4th in 400 at GP Final…2nd in USA Indoors…ranked #9 in world (#3 in U.S.) at 400 by T&FN…bests of 50.30 and 2:04.78.
1991: 5th in 400 at World Champs (50.50), and ran third for silver medal winning 4 x 400…5th in 400 at World Indoor (52.00), and ran third-leg on bronze medal 4 x 400 (52.2 for 3:29.00 AR)…2nd in 400 at USA Indoors and USA Outdoors (50.19 PR)…bronze in 400 at Pan Am Games; anchored winning 4 x 400…ranked #7 world (#2 in U.S.) at 400 by T&FN…best of 50.19.
1990: 3rd in 400 heats at USA Indoor…5th in 400 at USA Outdoors…won 400 at Olympic Festival…ranked #5 in U.S. at 400 by T&FN…best of 51.76.
1989: Runner-up in USA Indoors and Outdoors in 400…6th in 400 semis at World Indoors (53.28)…silver medal at World University Games…3rd at 400 in Olympic Festival… ran third leg on 4th place 4 x 400 at World Cup…ranked #5 in U.S. at 400 by T&FN…best of 51.52.
1988: 3rd in 400 at USA Outdoors; qualified for LJ final but did not compete…7th in 400 at Olympic Trials; 16th in LJ qualifying …won 400 (52.29) at NCAA Division II Championships, 2nd in LJ, 3rd in 200, ran on 3rd-place 4 x 100 and anchored winning 4 x 400…3rd in NCAA 400, and 8th in LJ…ranked #7 in U.S. at 400 by T&FN…bests of 51.28 and 20-10.5.
1987: Won 400 (52.36) and long jump (20-1.5) at NCAA II, 6th in 200, ran on 3rd-place 4 x 100 and anchored runner-up 4 x 400…6th in 400 semi at USA Outdoors…bests of 52.36 and 20-1.5.
1986: 4th in NCAA II LJ, 6th in 200, second-leg on winning 4 x 100 (44.50) and anchored 4th-place 4 x 400…bests of 52.41 and 21-2.
1985: Won NCAA II LJ, and ran on 3rd-place 4 x 400… won LJ at SIAC Champs…best of 20-1 LJ.
1984: Won Florida state HS title in 400; in the long jump, she fouled three times and failed to make the final…best of 19-8.25 LJ.