Jearl Miles Clark

Jearl Atawa Miles Clark (née Miles; born September 4, 1966 in Gainesville, Florida) is an American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 and 800 meters.[1]

Jearl Miles Clark
Jearl Miles Clark on the awards stand in Sydney
Personal information
BornSeptember 4, 1966 (1966-09-04) (age 54)
Gainesville, Florida, U.S.
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
1996 Atlanta 4x400 m relay
2000 Sydney 4x400 m relay
1992 Barcelona 4x400 m relay
World Championships
1993 Stuttgart400 m
1993 Stuttgart4x400 m relay
1995 Gothenburg4x400 m relay
2003 Paris4x400 m relay
1991 Tokyo4x400 m relay
1997 Athens4x400 m relay
1999 Seville4x400 m relay
1995 Gothenburg400 m
1997 Athens400 m

She held the American record in the women's 800 m 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 teammates 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 teammates 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.[2]

She is married to J. J. Clark, brother of Olympians Joetta Clark and Hazel Clark. Her father-in-law is Joe Louis Clark.

She was a volunteer track and field coach at the University of Connecticut, where her husband worked as head coach for track and field. She was inducted into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame in 2010.[3][4]

Miles-Clark is a 1989 graduate of Alabama A&M University.

She currently resides with her husband, J.J. and their son, Jorell in California.

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jearl Miles-Clark". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2011-09-18.
  2. Associated Press (April 10, 2008). "US relay runners win Olympic medals appeal". ESPN.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-10-05. Retrieved 2010-11-05.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. USATF Interview after election to Hall of Fame

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