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
Nationality	Australia
Born	(2002-07-23) 23 July 2002 Joondalup, Western Australia
Sport
Country	Australia
Sport	Para-athletics
Medal record Women's para-athletics Representing  Australia World Championships 2019 Dubai 100 m T38 2019 Dubai 200 m T38 Commonwealth Games 2018 Gold Coast 100m 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]

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.

External links

• Rhiannon Clarke at Paralympics Australia
• Rhiannon Clarke at Athletics Australia
• Rhiannon Clarke at the International Paralympic Committee
• Rhiannon Clarke at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games