Tamara Clark
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| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 January 1999 High Point, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||
| Event | 200 metres | ||||||||||||||
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Tamara Clark (born 9 January 1999) is an American track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter.[1]
High school
[edit]Clark attended High Point Central High School in High Point, North Carolina. She was a two-time North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) 4A outdoor state champion in the 100 meters and 200 meters in 2016 and 2017 and a two-time NCHSAA 4A indoor state champion in the 55 meters and 300 meters in 2016 and 2017. She won relay state championships in the indoor 4 × 200 and 4 × 400 relay in 2017 and outdoor 4 × 100 meter relay in 2017. Clark was also an AAU national champion in the 100 meters and 200 meters in 2016.[2]
College and professional career
[edit]Representing the University of Alabama, Clark received five All-American awards and swept the 100 and 200 meters at the 2021 SEC Championships before making her Diamond League debut in 2021 in the 200 metres in Monaco.[3] Clark finished in second place at the 2022 USATF Championships in the 200 metres to qualify for the 2022 World Athletics Championships, and cried with relief after missing out on a spot on the US Olympic team the year previous by one place. Clark was also named in the pool for the 4 × 100-meter relay for the event in Eugene, Oregon.[4] Clark won her heat in a time 22.27, edging former world champion Dina Asher-Smith into second, to qualify for the semi-finals, before then reaching the final and finishing sixth overall on her major event debut.[5]
She was selected for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August 2023.[6]
In April 2024, she was selected as part of the American team for the 2024 World Athletics Relays in Nassau, Bahamas.[7]
She reached the semi-finals of the 100 metres at the 2025 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, running her heat in 11.18 seconds (+1.8 m/s). After running her semi-final in 11.14 seconds (+1.1) she returned to place seventh in the final in 11.11 (+0.4).[8]
Personal records
[edit]Tamara Clark's current personal best in the 100 m is 10.88. While in the 200 m race, it is 21.92.[9]
Statistics
[edit]| Grand Slam Track results[10] | |||||
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| Slam | Race group | Event | Pl. | Time | Prize money |
| 2025 Kingston Slam | Short sprints | 100 m | 7th | 11.58 | US$10,000 |
| 200 m | DNS | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Tamara CLARK | Profile | World Athletics". Worldathletics.org. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ Tamara Clark - Track & Field, Cross Country. University of Alabama Athletics. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
- ^ "College standout Tamara Clark added to star-studded Monaco 200m field | World-Track and Field". World-track.org. 4 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ "Veteran Talent and Rising Stars Make Up the Women's U.S. 200M Team". Womensrunning.com. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ "Masilingi streaks to 200m heat victory". The Namibian. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ Gault, Jonathan (7 August 2023). "USATF Announces 2023 World Championship Roster". letsrun.com. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ "USA TRACK & FIELD ANNOUNCES FULL TEAM FOR WORLD ATHLETICS RELAYS BAHAMAS 24". USATF. 17 April 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
- ^ "Men's 100m Results - USATF Outdoor Championships 2025". Watch Athletics. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
- ^ "Tamara Clark". usatf.org. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ "Grand Slam Track Results". Grand Slam Track. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
