Milly Clark

Milly Clark (born 1 March 1989) is an Australian long distance runner. She ran her first official marathon in 2015 in Amsterdam where she placed third[9] and qualified for the 2016 Rio Olympics.[10] She placed 18th at the Olympics and was the first Australian runner to cross the line.[11]

Milly Clark

Clark at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Birth name	Amelia Jane Clark
Nationality	Australian
Born	(1989-03-01) 1 March 1989
Education	Drake University, University of Sydney, University of Tasmania
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	Steeplechase, 10,000 m, half marathon, marathon
Club	UTAS/Tasmanian Institute of Sport
Coached by	Philo Saunders[1]
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals	Rio De Janeiro, 2016
Personal best(s)	800m - 2:12.26 (2020)[2] 1500m - 4:21.52 (2017)[3] 3000m 9:08.33 (2017)[4] 3000 m Steeplechase – 10:01.43 (2012) 5000m - 15:41.05 (2020)[5] 10,000 m – 33:24.89 (2017) 10K - 33.16 (2020)[6] Half Marathon – 1:10:48 (2016)[7] Marathon – 2:28.08 (2019)[8]

Clark won the Australian 3000m steeplechase title in 2012[12] and placed third in the Zatopek 10,000 meter championship in 2013.[13] Clark first represented Australia at the World Half Marathon Championships in Cardiff in 2016, where she placed 11th in a personal best time of 1:10.48.[7] Her personal best time for the marathon is currently 2:26.58, set at the Melbourne Marathon in 2021, a race which she won.[8]

Clark's mother Margaret (née Jack)[14] competed for Australia in gymnastics at the 1978 Commonwealth Games and the World Gymnastics Championships in 1979. Her aunt Elizabeth Jack is a former Olympic diver, representing Australia at Montreal in 1976.[15]