Jearl Miles-Clark
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Jearl Atawa Miles Clark (born September 4, 1966 in Gainesville, Florida
) is an American
athlete who competed mainly in the 400 and 800 meters.
She holds the American record
in the women's 800m at 1:56.40.
She competed for the United States in the 1992 Summer Olympics
held in Barcelona
, Spain
in the 4 x 400 meters where she won the Silver medal with her team mates Natasha Kaiser
, Gwen Torrence
and Rochelle Stevens
.
She returned to the 1996 Summer Olympics
in Atlanta, U.S.
where she again ran with Rochelle Stevens
and fellow Americans Maicel Malone and Kim Graham
to win the Gold medal in the 4 x 400 meters
She made a third appearance in the Olympics in the 2000 Summer Olympics
held in Sydney
, Australia
and again walked off with the Gold medal in the 4 x 400 metres with her team mates Monique Hennagan
, Marion Jones
and LaTasha Colander-Richardson. This medal was later stripped due to steroid doping admissions of Marion Jones. However, she and 6 other members of the team would successfully appeal the decision to strip them of their medals in July 2010.
She is married to J. J. Clark, brother of Olympians Joetta Clark and Hazel Clark
, who is also her and her sister-in-law's coach. He is currently the Head Track and Field coach for the University of Tennessee. Her father-in-law is Joe Louis Clark
. She is part of the 2010 class of the National Track and Field Hall of Fame
Gainesville, Florida
Gainesville is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Alachua County, Florida, United States as well as the principal city of the Gainesville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area . The preliminary 2010 Census population count for Gainesville is 124,354. Gainesville is home to the sixth...
) is an American
United States
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athlete who competed mainly in the 400 and 800 meters.
She holds the American record
United States records in track and field
The following are the national records in track & field in the United States maintained by USA Track & Field .Key:-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:+ = en route to a longer distanceA = affected by altitude# = not officially ratified by IAAF...
in the women's 800m at 1:56.40.
She competed for the United States in the 1992 Summer Olympics
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...
held in Barcelona
Barcelona
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, Spain
Spain
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in the 4 x 400 meters where she won the Silver medal with her team mates Natasha Kaiser
Natasha Kaiser
Natasha Kaiser-Brown is an American sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres, and is the current Drake University track and field coach....
, Gwen Torrence
Gwen Torrence
Gwen Torrence is a retired American sprinter and Olympic gold medalist. She was born in Decatur, GA. She attended Columbia High School and the University of Georgia....
and Rochelle Stevens
Rochelle Stevens
Rochelle Stevens was a 1996 Olympic gold medalist for the United States in the women's 4x400-meter relay...
.
She returned to the 1996 Summer Olympics
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....
in Atlanta, U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
where she again ran with Rochelle Stevens
Rochelle Stevens
Rochelle Stevens was a 1996 Olympic gold medalist for the United States in the women's 4x400-meter relay...
and fellow Americans Maicel Malone and Kim Graham
Kim Graham
Kimberly Elaine Graham is a former American sprinter who specialised in the 400 metres event. She represented the United States at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where she received a gold medal in women's 4x400 metres relay with Rochelle Stevens, Maicel Malone, and Jearl Miles...
to win the Gold medal in the 4 x 400 meters
She made a third appearance in the Olympics in the 2000 Summer Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
held in Sydney
Sydney
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, Australia
Australia
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and again walked off with the Gold medal in the 4 x 400 metres with her team mates Monique Hennagan
Monique Hennagan
Monique Hennagan is an American athlete, who mainly competes in the 400 meters. She won her first relay medal at the 1999 World Indoor Championships and her second in 2003....
, Marion Jones
Marion Jones
Marion Lois Jones , also known as Marion Jones-Thompson, is a former world champion track and field athlete, and a former professional basketball player for Tulsa Shock in the WNBA...
and LaTasha Colander-Richardson. This medal was later stripped due to steroid doping admissions of Marion Jones. However, she and 6 other members of the team would successfully appeal the decision to strip them of their medals in July 2010.
She is married to J. J. Clark, brother of Olympians Joetta Clark and Hazel Clark
Hazel Clark
Hazel Mae "Peachy" Clark-Riley , née Hazel Mae Clark, is an American middle-distance runner who specializes in the 800 meters middle distance race. Clark was a member of the U.S. Olympic team in 2000, 2004 and 2008. She has won six national titles and two USA Olympic trials during her...
, who is also her and her sister-in-law's coach. He is currently the Head Track and Field coach for the University of Tennessee. Her father-in-law is Joe Louis Clark
Joe Louis Clark
Joe Louis Clark is the former principal of Eastside High School in Paterson, one of New Jersey's toughest inner city schools. He is also the subject of the 1989 film Lean on Me, starring Morgan Freeman. Clark gained public attention in the 1980s for his unconventional and controversial...
. She is part of the 2010 class of the National Track and Field Hall of Fame
National Track and Field Hall of Fame
The National Track and Field Hall of Fame located within the Armory Foundation at 216 Fort Washington Avenue, between 168th and 169th Streets, in Washington Heights, in the New York City borough of Manhattan, is a museum operated by The Armory Foundation in conjunction with USA Track & Field...