Ryan Clarke (born 17 November 1997) is a Dutch middle-distance runner. He is a multiple time Dutch national champion over
800 metres
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. He has competed at multiple major championships, including the
2024 Olympic Games
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.
Career
Clarke won the Dutch national 800 metres title at the
Dutch Athletics Championships
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in
Breda
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in July 2023, running a time of 1:45.74 to finish ahead of Niels Laros.
He won the
Glasgow
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, Scotland in March 2024, but did not progress to the final.
On 31 May 2024 he ran a personal best for the 800 metres of 1.44.83 in
Oslo
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, Norway. He reached the semi finals of the 800 metres at the
2024 European Athletics Championships
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It was the third time Italy staged this sporting event after the inaugural 1934 European Athletics Championships, 1934 edition in T ...
in
Rome
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, Italy. Later that month, he retained his Dutch 800 metres national title in Hengelo, running 1:45.31, to finish ahead of Samuel Chapple. He competed in the 800 metres at the
2024 Olympic Games
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in
Paris
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Apeldoorn
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where he ran 1:45.65 to be the fastest equaliser for the 800 metres final. He briefly led in the final, but ultimately placed sixth overall. He was selected for the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in
Nanjing
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Situated in the Yang ...
, China. Competing in the 800 metres at the Championships he finished last in his heat and did not progress to the semi-final.
North Holland
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