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Tamara Clark
American sprinter From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tamara Clark (born 9 January 1999) is an American track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter.[1]
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High school
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]
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College and professional career
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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]
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Personal records
Tamara Clark's current personal best in the 100 m is 10.88. While in the 200 m race, it is 21.92.[9]
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