Christopher Clarke (athlete)

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Chris Clarke is an English sprinter who has represented Great Britain and Northern Ireland at junior level. He was born in London on 25 January 1990 and at club level represents Marshall Milton Keynes AC.

During the 2006 Beijing World Junior Athletics Championships he won a bronze medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay. In 2007 he finished first in the 400 meters final of the World Youth Championships. Clarke has personal bests of 46.70 in 400m meters, 10.45 in 100 meters and 20.87 in 200 meters. In August 2007 he came second behind Derrick Atkins in the men's 200 meters sprint at an athletics meeting in Leverkusen.

His cousins include Justin Hoyte and Gavin Hoyte, both currently on the books of Arsenal F.C. in the Premiership.