Dave Clarke (runner)

David Robert Clarke (born 1 January 1958) is a British former distance runner who competed over distances from the 1500 metres to the marathon. He represented Great Britain over 5000 metres at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics and the 1981 Summer Universiade.[1][2]

Dave Clarke
Personal information
Born (1958-01-01) 1 January 1958
London
Sport
Country Great Britain
 England
SportAthletics
ClubHercules Wimbledon Athletics Club
Medal record
World Cross Country Championships
1982 RomeTeam
1987 WarsawTeam
1989 StavangerTeam
1992 BostonTeam

He made twelve appearances at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships from 1977 to 1995. Individually, his performance came at the 1983 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, where he placed seventh overall.[3] Clarke was a three-time silver medallist at the competition (1982, 1987, 1989) and also won a team bronze in 1992, sharing the honours with Mike McLeod, Hugh Jones, Julian Goater, Steve Kenyon, Karl Harrison, Carl Thackery, Kevin Forster, Steve Binns, Tim Hutchings, Gary Staines, Richard Nerurkar, and Eamonn Martin, among others.[4][5][6][7][8]

Born in London, he attended Dulwich Prep London and then St Paul's School, London, where he took up running, as did his brothers Peter and Chris. Professionally, he worked as a labourer and hospital porter before becoming a history and physical education teacher.[9]

He ranked in the top twenty in the world over 10,000 metres in the 1982 season.[10] He shares the British record in the ekiden marathon relay, alongside Carl Thackery, Jon Solly, Mark Scrutton, and Karl Harrison, with a silver medal-winning time of 1:59:14 hours set at the 1986 IAAF World Challenge Road Relay.[11][12]

In national competition he won the 5000 m title at the 1981 UK Athletics Championships,[13] and was runner-up in that event at the 1983 AAA Championships.[14] He won the English Cross Country Championships three times (1982, 1987, 1988) and won the British Cross Country Championships in 1992. He was also twice runner-up at the British race and a four-time runner-up at the English Championships.[15] He won the British Universities Cross Country Championships in 1981.[16] At sub-national level he won the 1984 title in the 3000 metres at the South of England Athletics Championships and the 5000 m inter-county race at the 1985 CAU Championships.[17][18] On the professional circuit he won races including the Cross di Volpiano, Amatrice-Configno, Foulée Suresnoise, 1989 Stockholm Marathon and the Cross de Nantes.[3]

He continues to take part in the sport as a masters athlete, mostly in local parkruns, though he completed the 2016 London Marathon in 3:03:54 hours.[19]

International competitions
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
1977 World Cross Country Championships Düsseldorf, West Germany 23rd Junior race 24:28
4th Junior team 80 pts
1981 World Cross Country Championships Madrid, Spain 38th Senior race 35:59
6th Team 312 pts
Universiade Bucharest, Romania 6th 5000 m 13:54.66
1982 World Cross Country Championships Rome, Italy 9th Senior race 34:19.4
2nd Team 114 pts
1983 World Cross Country Championships Gateshead, United Kingdom 7th Senior race 37:05
8th Team 318 pts
World Championships Helsinki, Finland 11th (semis) 5000 m 13:58.37
1985 World Cross Country Championships Lisbon, Portugal 26th Senior race 34:23
8th Team 437 pts
1986 World Cross Country Championships Colombier, Switzerland 16th Senior race 36:14.4
8th Team 360 pts
1987 World Cross Country Championships Warsaw, Poland 10th Senior race 37:10
2nd Team 146 pts
1989 World Cross Country Championships Stavanger, Norway 15th Senior race 40:56
2nd Team 147 pts
1992 World Cross Country Championships Boston, United States 20th Senior race 37:52
3rd Team 147 pts
1993 World Cross Country Championships Amorebieta-Etxano, Spain 111th Senior race 35:28
7th Team 353 pts[20]
1994 World Cross Country Championships Budapest, Hungary 55th Senior race 36:24
8th Team 444 pts
1995 World Cross Country Championships Durham, United Kingdom 77th Senior race 36:17
9th Team 354 pts
1990 International Chiba Ekiden Chiba, Japan 6th 10K 28:20
5th Marathon relay 2:02:05[21]

National titles
  • British Cross Country Championships
    • Long course: 1992
  • English Cross Country Championships
    • Long course: 1982, 1987, 1988
  • AAA Road Relay Championship: 1979 (leg 4)

Circuit wins
  • Cross di Volpiano: 1982, 1983
  • Amatrice-Configno: 1983
  • Foulée Suresnoise: 1987
  • Stockholm Marathon: 1989
  • Cross de Nantes: 1989, 1990

Personal bests
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References
  1. Men 5000m Athletics I World Championship 1983 Helsinki, Finland - Sunday 14.08 - Eamonn Coghlan, Ireland. Todor66. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
  2. "Final results". United Press International. 26 July 1981. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  3. David Robert Clarke. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  4. Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 12.0km CC Men - Roma Hippodromo della Campanelle Date: Sunday, March 21, 1982, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 20, 2013
  5. Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 12.0km CC Men - Roma Hippodromo della Campanelle Date: Sunday, March 21, 1982, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 20, 2013
  6. Magnusson, Tomas (September 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 12.0km CC Men - Warszawa Sluzewiec Date: Sunday, March 22, 1987, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 22, 2013
  7. Magnusson, Tomas (September 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 12.0km CC Men - Stavanger Scanvest Date: Sunday, March 19, 1989, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 23, 2013
  8. Magnusson, Tomas (September 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 12.5km CC Men - Boston White Stadium, Franklin Park Date: Saturday, March 21, 1992, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 24, 2013
  9. Dave Clarke (The Great Runner from Hercules Wimbledon). Highgate Harriers. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  10. Dave Clarke. Track and Field Statistics. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  11. United Kingdom National Records. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  12. IAAF World Road Relay Championships. Association of Road Racing Statisticians (2004-03-27). Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  13. UK Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  14. AAA Championships (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  15. British Cross Country Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  16. British Universities Championships (Other). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  17. South of England Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  18. CAU Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  19. Dave Clarke. Power of 10. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  20. Non-scoring performance
  21. Japan Clinch Marathon. The Straits Times (1990-12-18), p. 33. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
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