Christine "Chris" Clark (born October 10, 1962, in

Butte, Montana Butte ( ) is a consolidated city-county and the county seat of Silver Bow County, Montana, United States. In 1977, the city and county governments consolidated to form the sole entity of Butte-Silver Bow. The city covers , and, according to th ...

) is a retired female

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from the United States, who competed for her native country at the

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. There she ended up in 19th place in the women's

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race. By virtue of winning the

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, she was also the 2000 United States National Champion in the Marathon.

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Christine Clark 2000 Olympic Women's Marathon Trials

Sports Illustrated marathon coverage

Runners World Chris Clark Broke Through - A poster-woman for treadmill training
1962 births Living people American female long-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic track and field athletes for the United States Sportspeople from Butte, Montana Track and field athletes from Montana 21st-century American women {{US-longdistance-athletics-bio-stub