Louis Clarke

Louis Alfred "Pinky" Clarke (November 23, 1901 – February 24, 1977) was an American athlete, winner of a gold medal in 4 × 100 m relay at the 1924 Summer Olympics.

This article is about the American runner. For the American automotive engineer, see Louis Semple Clarke.
Louis Clarke
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
1924 Paris 4x100 m relay

Clarke was Jewish,[1] and was born in Statesville, North Carolina. Clarke won, as a Johns Hopkins University student, the NCAA 100 yd (91 m) championships in 1923.

At the Paris Olympics, Clarke ran the second leg in the American 4 × 100 m relay team, which won the gold medal in a new world record of 41.0.[1]

Clarke also held the world indoor 100 y record, at 9.8 seconds, in February 1924.[2]

Clarke died in Fishkill, New York aged 75.

See also

References
  1. Taylor, Paul (2004). Jews and the Olympic Games: The Clash Between Sport and Politics : with a Complete Review of Jewish Olympic Medallists. Sussex Academic Press. ISBN 9781903900871.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-10-21.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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