Rhiannon Clarke

Rhiannon Clarke (born 23 July 2002) is an Australian para-athletics competitor who specialises in sprint events. She won two bronze medals at the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships.

Rhiannon Clarke
Personal information
NationalityAustralia
Born (2002-07-23) 23 July 2002
Joondalup, Western Australia
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportPara-athletics
Medal record
Women's para-athletics
Representing  Australia
World Championships
2019 Dubai100 m T38
2019 Dubai200 m T38
Commonwealth Games
2018 Gold Coast100m T38

Personal

Clarke was born with cerebral palsy in Joonndalup, Western Australia, on 23 July 2002.[1] As of 2018, she attended Mater Dei College in Joondalup.[2]

Athletics

Clarke started running after a para-come-try day in 2014.[1] She concentrated on sprint events in 2017.[2] As a fifteen-year-old at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, she won the silver medal in the women's 100m T38.[2] At the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships in Dubai, she won bronze medals in the women's 100m and 200m T38.[3] [4]

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References
  1. "Rhiannon Clarke". Athletics Australia. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  2. Lacey, Bridget (12 April 2018). "Commonwealth Games 2018: WA teen Rhiannon Clarke comes from clouds to win silver medal on the Gold Coast". The West. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  3. "World Para Athletics Championships Dubai - Day 6 Recap". Athletics Australia. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  4. "World Para Athletics Championships Dubai - Day 7 Recap". Athletics Australia. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
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