Curt Clausen

Curt Clausen (born October 9, 1967) is an American race walker. He placed 4th 50 km event in the 1999 IAAF World Championships in Athletics, but after 2 years was later awarded the 3rd place bronze medal, after the winner was stripped of his title for a doping violation.

Curt Clausen

Personal information
Born	(1967-10-09) October 9, 1967 (age 57) Trenton, New Jersey, U.S.
Home town	Stevens Point, Wisconsin, U.S.
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Athletics
Event	Racewalking
Club	New York Athletic Club
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  United States World Championships 1999 Sevilla 50 km walk
Updated on July 30, 2013

As a prep, Clausen competed in distance running but also set the high school national record in the mile walk of 6:18.32.^[1][2] He attended Stevens Point Area Senior High School alongside Suzy Favor Hamilton, where he at times trained over 100 miles per week.^[3][4] Clausen committed to Duke University where he competed on the Duke Blue Devils track and field team despite racewalking not being an NCAA-sanctioned track and field event.^[5][6]

He was elected president of USATF in 2024.^[7]

Personal bests

• 20 km: 1:23:34 hrs – Eugene, Oregon, June 27, 1999
• 50 km: 3:48:04 hrs – Mézidon-Canon, May 2, 1999

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing the  United States
1986	World Junior Championships	Athens, Greece	28th	10,000m	47:00.40 min
1990	Pan American Race Walking Cup	Xalapa, México	8th	50 km	4:38:18 hrs
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	50th	20 km	1:31:30 hrs
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	34th	20 km	1:32:05 hrs
1999	World Race Walking Cup	Mézidon-Canon, France	11th	50 km	3:48:04 hrs PB
	Pan American Games	Winnipeg, Canada	6th	20 km	1:23:39 hrs
	World Championships	Seville, Spain	3rd	50 km	3:50:55 hrs
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	22nd	50 km	3:58:39 hrs
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	7th	50 km	3:50.46 hrs
2003	World Championships	Paris, France	—	50 km	DSQ
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	32nd	50 km	4:11:31 hrs