Breanna Clark

{{Short description|American Paralympic athlete}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2021}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Breanna Clark

| image =

| caption =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|11|04|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.

| hometown = Los Angeles, California, U.S.

| height = 5 ft 10 in

| weight = 163 lb

| country = {{USA}}

| sport = Paralympic athletics

| disability = Autism

| disability_class = T20

| event =

| club = Dorsey High School
Pasadena City College

| coach =

| pb =

| medaltemplates =

{{Medal|Sport|Women's para athletics}}

{{Medal|Country|{{USA}}}}

{{Medal|Competition|Paralympic Games}}

{{Medal|Gold|2016 Rio de Janeiro|400 m T20}}

{{Medal|Gold|2020 Tokyo|400 m T20}}

{{Medal|Competition|World Championships}}

{{Medal|Gold|2017 London|400 m T20}}

{{Medal|Gold|2023 Paris|400 m T20}}

{{Medal|Competition|Parapan American Games}}

{{Medal|Gold|2019 Lima|400 m T20}}

}}

Breanna Clark (born November 4, 1994) is an American Paralympic athlete who has competed in T20 category races. She was diagnosed with autism at age four.{{Cite web|url=https://www.teamusa.org/para-track-and-field/athletes/Breanna-Clark#profile|title=Profile - Breanna Clark|last=|first=|date=29 September 2019|website=United States Paralympic Committee|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160827090408/http://www.teamusa.org/para-track-and-field/athletes/Breanna-Clark |archive-date=August 27, 2016 |access-date=}}

Career

Clark ran on the track teams at Susan Miller Dorsey High School and Pasadena City College.{{Cite web |title=Challenge Extended presents: Track & Field Gold Medalist, Breanna Clark |url=https://www.heroesmediagroup.com/podcast/challenge-extended-breanna-clark/ |access-date=2024-05-16 |website=Heroes Media Group |language=en-US}}

She has a twin brother named Rashard. Their mother, Rosalyn Clark, won a silver medal in the 1976 Summer Olympics in the women's 4 x 400 metres relay. Breanna is a world, Parapan American and Paralympic champion in the races that she competes in.{{Cite web|url=https://www.paralympic.org/news/lima-2019-breanna-clark-serves-family-recipe-success|title=Lima 2019: Breanna Clark serves up family recipe for success|last=|first=|date=27 August 2019|website=International Paralympic Committee|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190827125525/https://www.paralympic.org/news/lima-2019-breanna-clark-serves-family-recipe-success |archive-date=August 27, 2019 |access-date=}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/highschool/varsity-times/la-sp-vi-former-dorsey-athlete-breanna-clarks-wins-gold-medal-at-paralympics-20160915-story.html|title=Former Dorsey athlete Breanna Clark wins gold medal at Paralympics|last=|first=|date=15 September 2016|website=Los Angeles Times|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160915173716/http://www.latimes.com/sports/highschool/varsity-times/la-sp-vi-former-dorsey-athlete-breanna-clarks-wins-gold-medal-at-paralympics-20160915-story.html |archive-date=September 15, 2016 |access-date=}}

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