Lerone Clarke

Lerone Clarke
Personal information
Nationality  Jamaica
Born 7 July 1981 (1981-07-07) (age 30)
Trelawny, Jamaica
Sport
Sport Track and field
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 100m: 9.99
Medal record
Competitor for  Jamaica
Men’s athletics
World Championships
Gold 2009 Berlin 4×100 m relay
CAC Championships
Gold 2011 Mayagüez 4×100 m relay
Silver 2009 Havana 100 m
Commonwealth Games
Gold 2010 Delhi 100 m
Silver 2010 Delhi 4×100 m relay
Pan American Games
Gold 2011 Guadalajara 100 m

Lerone Ephraime Clarke (born 7 July 1981) is a Jamaican sprinter who is the 2010 Commonwealth Games champion in the 100 metres.

Like current Olympic 100m champion Usain Bolt and former Jamaican Sprinter Michael Green (sprinter), Clarke is a former student of William Knibb Memorial High School.

He finished fourth in 4 x 100 m relay at the 2005 World Championships, together with teammates Dwight Thomas, Ainsley Waugh and Michael Frater.

He set a personal best time of 9.99 seconds on 28 August 2009 in Zürich, Switzerland, becoming the 70th man to have broken the 10-second barrier with an official, legal time.[1] Following this he set a meeting record at Rovereto, Italy, recording 10.11 seconds into a headwind to beat Asafa Powell's previous meet best.[2] With the top Jamaican sprinters opting out of the 2010 Commonwealth Games, Clarke was selected to represent his country in the 100 m. He had a fast start in the final and held his lead to win the gold medal, succeeding Asafa Powell as the Commonwealth champion for the event. However, the lack of top athletes was evident from his 10.12-second winning time – the slowest to win the title since Don Quarrie in 1974.[3]

References

  1. ^ Bolt wins, Richards stays in hunt for $1 million jackpot. Track Alerts (2009-08-28). Retrieved on 2009-09-04.
  2. ^ Sampaolo, Diego (2009-09-02). Jamaica’s sprinters and windy conditions dominate results in Rovereto. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-09-04.
  3. ^ Games-Clarke keeps Jamaican flag flying in absence of Bolt. Reuters (2010-10-07). Retrieved on 2010-10-07.

External links

  • 1983: United States
  • 1987: United States
  • 1991: United States
  • 1993: United States
  • 1995: Canada
  • 1997: Canada
  • 1999: United States
  • 2001: South Africa
  • 2003: United States
  • 2005: France
  • 2007: United States
  • 2009: Jamaica
  • 2011: Jamaica
  • 1930 – 1966: 100 yards
  • 1970 – 2006: 100 metres