Zoey Clark

Zoey Clark (born 25 October 1994) is a British sprinter.[2] She competed in the women's 400 metres and was part of the British 4 × 400 relay team that won the silver medal at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics.[3] Since then she has won two international bronzes in the relay and most recently a silver in the same event at the 2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships.[4] She was selected as part of the 4x400m relay team for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.[5]

Zoey Clark
Zoey Clark in 2018
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1994-10-25) 25 October 1994
Aberdeen, Scotland[1]
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Country Great Britain
 Scotland
SportWomen's athletics
Event(s)400 metres
Medal record
Representing  Scotland
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place2022 Birmingham4x400 m
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2017 London4×400 m
World Indoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place2018 Birmingham4×400 m
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2018 Berlin4×400 m
Bronze medal – third place2022 Munich 4x400 m
European Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place2019 Glasgow4×400 m
Silver medal – second place2021 Toruń4×400 m

In January 2022, she struck national double gold at Glasgow's Emirates Arena, winning the 60m in 7.50secs after a battle with Leeds athlete Hilary Gode, before going on to lower her Scottish record to 23.36sec with her win in the 200m. That was an improvement on the 23.58 she ran at the same venue four years previously.[6] Clark has a degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Aberdeen.

References
  1. "2018 CWG bio". Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  2. "Zoey Clark". IAAF. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  3. "400 Metres women". IAAF. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  4. "4 x 400m Relay Women". European Athletics. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  5. Henderson, Jason (29 June 2021). "Dina Asher-Smith leads 72-strong GB team for Tokyo". Athletics Weekly.
  6. Fraser Clyne (25 January 2022). "Athletics: Record-breaking display from Aberdeen sprint sensation Zoey Clark in Glasgow". The Press and Journal. Retrieved 10 April 2022.


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