Clarke started running at a young age, In December 2010, he set an Under-16 record with a time of 10.72 seconds in the 100m competing for NSW.[2] He competed in the Australian Junior Athletics Championships in the 2012/13 season finishing 3rd overall behind Jarrod Geddes and Hugh Donovan with a time of 10.58 seconds.[3] He competed for Australia in the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games where he competed in the 100m and the 4x 100metres events. He finished 3rd in the 100m final with a time of 10.53 seconds and he helped Australia finish 4th in the 4 × 100m relay.
He set a time of 10.36 seconds in the 2014 Junior Championships in Australia which puts him in 3rd place for the Australian Junior All-time list behind Matt Shirvington and Paul Narracott.[4]
He also competed at the 2014 World Junior Championships and he finished 2nd in Heat 2 qualifying for the semi-finals with a time of 10.36 seconds but ran badly in the semis with a time of 10.79 seconds and not making the final.[5]
In March 2015, he competed in the 93rd Australian Athletics Championships in Brisbane where he finished first in the 100m final with a time of 10.19 seconds just ahead of the Pacific Sprint-king, Banuve Tabakaucoro who ran 10.26 seconds.[6]
Clarke won the 2016 ACT Athletics Championships with a time of 10.15 seconds qualifying him for the 2016 Olympic Games.[1] His run moved him from tenth to fifth on the Australian All Time list just behind Patrick Johnson (9.93), Matt Shirvington (10.03), Josh Ross (10.08) and Damien Marsh (10.13). It was the fastest time set by an Australian in the 100m in eight and a half years.[7]
In February 2016, he became Australia's first male sprinter in the 100m at the Olympics since 2004 Athens Olympics after he ran a personal best of 10.15 seconds to qualify for the 2016 Olympics.[8]
In May 2017, he moved to Canberra and is now coached by Matt Beckenham who also coaches the national record holder for the women's 100m, Melissa Breen.
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For other people named Josh Clarke see Josh Clarke disambiguation Joshua Clarke born 19 May 1995 is an Australian track and field sprinter He is a former national 100 metre champion in Australia Josh ClarkePersonal informationFull nameJoshua ClarkeBorn 1995 05 19 19 May 1995 age 28 Sydney AustraliaHeight1 80 m 5 ft 11 in Weight85 kg 187 lb SportCountry AustraliaSportAthleticsEvent s 100 m 200 mCoached byMatt BeckenhamAchievements and titlesPersonal best s 10 15s 100 m 20 66s 200 m Medal record Men s athleticsRepresenting AustraliaCommonwealth Youth Games2011 Isle of Man 100 mAustralian Athletics Championships2013 2014 Melbourne 100 m2014 2015 Brisbane 100 m Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Statistics 4 1 Personal bests 5 References 6 External linksEarly life editBorn in Sydney Clarke studied at The King s School where he was coached by Nancy Atterton a former sprinter and gold medalist in the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games 1 Career editClarke started running at a young age In December 2010 he set an Under 16 record with a time of 10 72 seconds in the 100m competing for NSW 2 He competed in the Australian Junior Athletics Championships in the 2012 13 season finishing 3rd overall behind Jarrod Geddes and Hugh Donovan with a time of 10 58 seconds 3 He competed for Australia in the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games where he competed in the 100m and the 4x 100metres events He finished 3rd in the 100m final with a time of 10 53 seconds and he helped Australia finish 4th in the 4 100m relay He set a time of 10 36 seconds in the 2014 Junior Championships in Australia which puts him in 3rd place for the Australian Junior All time list behind Matt Shirvington and Paul Narracott 4 He also competed at the 2014 World Junior Championships and he finished 2nd in Heat 2 qualifying for the semi finals with a time of 10 36 seconds but ran badly in the semis with a time of 10 79 seconds and not making the final 5 In March 2015 he competed in the 93rd Australian Athletics Championships in Brisbane where he finished first in the 100m final with a time of 10 19 seconds just ahead of the Pacific Sprint king Banuve Tabakaucoro who ran 10 26 seconds 6 Clarke won the 2016 ACT Athletics Championships with a time of 10 15 seconds qualifying him for the 2016 Olympic Games 1 His run moved him from tenth to fifth on the Australian All Time list just behind Patrick Johnson 9 93 Matt Shirvington 10 03 Josh Ross 10 08 and Damien Marsh 10 13 It was the fastest time set by an Australian in the 100m in eight and a half years 7 In February 2016 he became Australia s first male sprinter in the 100m at the Olympics since 2004 Athens Olympics after he ran a personal best of 10 15 seconds to qualify for the 2016 Olympics 8 In May 2017 he moved to Canberra and is now coached by Matt Beckenham who also coaches the national record holder for the women s 100m Melissa Breen Personal life editHe is currently enrolled at The University of Sydney working on a degree in commerce 1 Statistics editPersonal bests edit Event Performance Venue Date60 M 6 64 Sydney Australia 14 February 2015100 M 10 15 Canberra Australia 6 February 2016200 M 20 66 Sydney Australia 10 January 20164 100m relay 40 09 Eugene USA 26 July 2014References edit a b c Australia s fastest man ready for Rio couriermail com au 2 January 2016 Archived from the original on 22 April 2016 Retrieved 4 April 2016 Athletics NSW Limited sitedesq imgstg com Archived from the original on 17 April 2016 Retrieved 4 April 2016 athletics com au http athletics com au Portals 56 2013 Retrieved 4 April 2016 Josh Clarke a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a Missing or empty title help permanent dead link Josh Clarke clocked 10 36 and 10 20 windy Athletics New South Wales Archived from the original on 22 April 2016 Retrieved 4 April 2016 AUSTRALIAN JUNIOR ALL TIME LIST Semifinals results PDF Archived from the original PDF on 23 September 2018 Retrieved 3 April 2016 Pearson pushed all the way as Riseley doubles at Australian Championships iaaf org Archived from the original on 31 March 2015 Retrieved 30 March 2015 Josh Clarke 10 15 RoadToRio Athletics New South Wales Archived from the original on 3 April 2016 Retrieved 4 April 2016 fastest time by an Aussie Josh Clarke to be first Australian male in Olympic 100m since Athens The Sydney Morning Herald 7 February 2016 Archived from the original on 7 April 2016 Retrieved 4 April 2016 External links editJoshua Clarke at World Athletics nbsp Joshua Clarke at Athletics Australia Joshua Clarke at Australian Athletics Historical Results Joshua Clarke at All Athletics com at the Wayback Machine archived 26 January 2017 Joshua Clarke at Commonwealth Games Australia Josh Clarke at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games archived Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Josh Clarke sprinter amp oldid 1194525600, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
