David Robert Clarke (born 1 January 1958) is a British former distance runner who competed over distances from the

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to the

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. He represented Great Britain over

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at the

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and the

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. He made twelve appearances at the

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from 1977 to 1995. Individually, his performance came at the 1983 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, where he placed seventh overall. Clarke was a three-time silver medallist at the competition (1982, 1987, 1989) and also won a team bronze in 1992, sharing the honours with Mike McLeod,

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, Carl Thackery, Kevin Forster, Steve Binns,

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, and

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, among others. Born in

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, he attended

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and then

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, where he took up running, as did his brothers Peter and Chris. Professionally, he worked as a labourer and hospital porter before becoming a history and physical education teacher. He ranked in the top twenty in the world over

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in the 1982 season. He shares the British record in the

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marathon relay, alongside Carl Thackery, Jon Solly, Mark Scrutton, and

, with a silver medal-winning time of 1:59:14 hours set at the 1986 IAAF World Challenge Road Relay. In national competition he won the 5000 m title at the 1981 UK Athletics Championships, and was runner-up in that event at the 1983 AAA Championships. He won the

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three times (1982, 1987, 1988) and won the British Cross Country Championships in 1992. He was also twice runner-up at the British race and a four-time runner-up at the English Championships. He won the British Universities Cross Country Championships in 1981. At sub-national level he won the 1984 title in the

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at the South of England Athletics Championships and the 5000 m inter-county race at the 1985 CAU Championships.CAU Championships
GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2020-03-19. On the professional circuit he won races including the Cross di Volpiano, Amatrice-Configno, Foulée Suresnoise, 1989

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and the Cross de Nantes.David Robert Clarke

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. Retrieved 2020-03-19. He continues to take part in the sport as a masters athlete, mostly in local

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s, though he completed the

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in 3:03:54 hours.Dave Clarke
Power of 10. Retrieved 2020-03-19.

International competitions

National titles

* British Cross Country Championships **Long course: 1992 *

**Long course: 1982, 1987, 1988 * AAA Road Relay Championship: 1979 (leg 4)

Circuit wins

* Cross di Volpiano: 1982, 1983 * Amatrice-Configno: 1983 * Foulée Suresnoise: 1987 *

: 1989 * Cross de Nantes: 1989, 1990

Personal bests

– 3:39.27 (1982) *

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– 3:56.95 (1982) *

– 7:57.88 (1984) *

– 13:22.54 (1983) *

– 27:55.77 (1982) *

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– 2:13:34 (1989)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Clarke, Dave 1958 births Living people Athletes from London British male middle-distance runners British male cross country runners English male middle-distance runners English male marathon runners English male cross country runners World Athletics Championships athletes for Great Britain People educated at St Paul's School, London