Roshawn Clarke

Roshawn Clarke (born 1 July 2004) is a Jamaican track and field athlete. In July 2023, he became the Jamaican national champion over 400m hurdles.^[2]

Roshawn Clarke

Roshawn Clarke in 2023
Personal information
Nationality	Jamaican
Born	(2004-07-01) 1 July 2004 (age 19)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	400m hurdles
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	400m hurdles: 47.34 (Budapest, 2023) WU20R^[1] 400m: 45.24(Kingston, 2023)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Jamaica World U20 Championships 2022 Cali 400m hurdles NACAC U18 Championships 2021 San José 400m hurdles 2021 San José Mixed relay CARIFTA Games Junior (U20) 2022 Kingston 400m hurdles 2023 Nassau 400m hurdles 2022 Kingston 4×400m relay 2023 Nassau 4×400m relay

Early life

Clarke attended Camperdown High School, in Kingston, Jamaica.^[3] He runs for the Swept Track Club.^[4]

Career

In April 2022, Clarke ran a new championship record time of 49.50 for the 400m hurdles, to win the title at the Boys and Girls' Athletics Championships held in Kingston, Jamaica.^[5]

In 2022, he was a bronze medalist in the 400m hurdles at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships.^[6]

Clarke won gold at the 2022 CARIFTA Games in the u-20 boys 400m hurdles, and defended that title at the 2023 CARIFTA Games, running 49.92 at the Thomas A. Robinson Stadium in Nassau, Bahamas.^[7] He also contributed to the Jamaican team winning the mile relay, and was given the Austin Sealy Award for the most outstanding performer at the Games.^[8]

Competing at the Jamaican national championships, Clarke qualified for the 400m hurdles final with the fastest time.^[9] In the final, he won the event in 47.85s, a time which tied with Sean Burrell for the world junior record he had set in 2021.^[10] He became only the second Jamaican to run under 48 seconds for the event, and the time placed him fourth-fastest in the world for the year.^[11][12]

He lowered his personal best at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, running 47.34 seconds in his qualifying heat. He finished fourth overall in the final.^[13]

In April 2024, he was selected as part of the Jamiacan team for the 2024 World Athletics Relays in Nassau, Bahamas.^[14]

References

1. "Official Semi-Final results of 400mH of the World Athletics Championship 2023". from the original on 15 September 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
2. "Roshawn Clarke". World Athletics. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
3. "Camperdown's Roshawn Clarke breaks 400mh record". Jamaica Observer. April 8, 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
4. Walker, Howard (July 8, 2023). "47.85!". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
5. "Camperdown's Roshawn Clarke demolishes 400m hurdles champs record". Jamaica.loopnews. April 8, 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
6. "Men's 400m Hurdles Results: World Athletics Junior U20 Championships 2022". World Athletics. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
7. "Roshawn Clarke defends 400 hurdles title". April 9, 2023. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
8. Swaby, Alrick (April 11, 2023). "Roshawn Clarke Named Most Outstanding Performer at 50th Carifta Games". Nationwideradiojm.com.
9. Williams, Melton (July 6, 2023). "Roshawn Clarke dominates men's 400m hurdles semis at Jamaica Trials". Jamaica.loopnews. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
10. Buchanan, Orane (July 7, 2023). "Clarke ties junior record in 400mh final". Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
11. "Clarke shatters national U20 400mh record". Jamaica Observer. July 7, 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
12. Williams, Melton (July 8, 2023). "Roshawn Clarke breaks national Under-20 400m hurdles record". Jamaica Loopnews. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
13. "Men's 400m Hurdles Results: World Athletics Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
14. "Jamaica's youngsters to take World Relays stage". Jamaica Gleaner. 17 April 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024.