Shelayna Oskan-Clarke

Shelayna Oskan-Clarke (born 20 January 1990) is a British middle-distance runner. Shelayna is currently the British 800m champion. [4] 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 800m at the Anniversary Games, and also reached the semi-final at the Rio Olympic Games, narrowly missing out on a place in the final. In 2019, Shelayna took the gold medal at the European Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow. [5]

Shelayna Oskan-Clarke
Oskan-Clarke in 2017
Personal information
Birth nameShelayna Oskan
NationalityBritish
Born (1990-01-20) 20 January 1990
South London, England
EducationBrunel University London
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)800 metres
ClubWindsor Slough Eton & Hounslow
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 finals2016 – Semifinalist
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Great Britain
World Indoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place2018 Birmingham800 m
European Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 Glasgow800 m
Silver medal – second place2017 Belgrade800 m

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Great Britain and  England
2008 Commonwealth Youth Games Pune, India 5th 400 m 55.77
2015 European Indoor Championship Prague, Czech Republic 14th (h) 800 m 2:05.08
World Championship Beijing, China 5th 800 m 1:58.99
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 10th (sf) 800 m 1:59.45
2017 European Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 2nd 800 m 2:00.39
World Championships London, United Kingdom 22nd (sf) 800 m 2:02.26
2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 3rd 800 m 1:59.81
Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 12th (h) 800 m 2:00.81
European Championships Berlin, Germany 8h 800 m 2:02.26
2019 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 1st 800 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. "Shelayna Oskan-Clarke". IAAF. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  5. Heats results
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