Christine Clark

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Christine "Chris" Clark (born October 10, 1962, in Butte, Montana) is a retired female long-distance runner from the United States, who competed for her native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. There she ended up in 19th place in the women's marathon race. By virtue of winning the Olympic Trials, she was also the 2000 United States National Champion in the Marathon.{{cite web |url=http://www.legacy.usatf.org/statistics/champions/USAMarathon/women.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191221084349/http://www.legacy.usatf.org/statistics/champions/USAMarathon/women.aspx |archive-date=2019-12-21 |title=USA Track & Field – USA Outdoor Track & Field Champions}}

Achievements

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colspan="6"\|Representing the {{flagu\|United States}}
rowspan=2\|1995 \|Anchorage Mayor's Midnight Sun Marathon \|Anchorage, Alaska \|bgcolor=gold\|1st \|Marathon \|2:55:08[https://www.arrs.run/HP_MdSMa.htm Anchorage Mayor's Midnight Sun Marathon Results]. Retrieved on October 2, 2015
Seattle Marathon \|Seattle, Washington \|bgcolor=gold\|1st \|Marathon \|2:49:21
rowspan=2\|1998 \|Anchorage Mayor's Midnight Sun Marathon \|Anchorage, Alaska \|bgcolor=gold\|1st \|Marathon \|2:48:16
Portland Marathon \|Portland, Oregon \|bgcolor=silver\|2nd \|Marathon \|2:47:14
rowspan=2\|1999 \|Anchorage Mayor's Midnight Sun Marathon \|Anchorage, Alaska \|bgcolor=gold\|1st \|Marathon \|2:44:49
Twin Cities Marathon \|Minneapolis–St. Paul, Minnesota \|bgcolor=cc9966\|3rd \|Marathon \|2:40:38
rowspan=2\|2000 \|US Olympic Trials \|Columbia, South Carolina \|bgcolor=gold\|1st \|Marathon \|2:33:31
Olympic Games \|Sydney, Australia \|19th \|Marathon \|2:31:35

colspan="6"|Representing the {{flagu|United States}}

rowspan=2|1995

|Anchorage Mayor's Midnight Sun Marathon

|Anchorage, Alaska

|bgcolor=gold|1st

|Marathon

|2:55:08[https://www.arrs.run/HP_MdSMa.htm Anchorage Mayor's Midnight Sun Marathon Results]. Retrieved on October 2, 2015

Seattle Marathon

|Seattle, Washington

|bgcolor=gold|1st

|Marathon

|2:49:21

rowspan=2|1998

|Anchorage Mayor's Midnight Sun Marathon

|Anchorage, Alaska

|bgcolor=gold|1st

|Marathon

|2:48:16

Portland Marathon

|Portland, Oregon

|bgcolor=silver|2nd

|Marathon

|2:47:14

rowspan=2|1999

|Anchorage Mayor's Midnight Sun Marathon

|Anchorage, Alaska

|bgcolor=gold|1st

|Marathon

|2:44:49

Twin Cities Marathon

|Minneapolis–St. Paul, Minnesota

|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd

|Marathon

|2:40:38

rowspan=2|2000

|US Olympic Trials

|Columbia, South Carolina

|bgcolor=gold|1st

|Marathon

|2:33:31

Olympic Games

|Sydney, Australia

|19th

|Marathon

|2:31:35

References

External links

{{World Athletics}}
{{SR/Olympics profile|cl/chris-clark-1|Chris Clark}}
{{Olympics.com profile|christine-clark}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20160304115805/http://www.active.com/articles/christine-clark-wins-sole-berth-on-u-s-women-s-marathon-team Christine Clark 2000 Olympic Women's Marathon Trials]
[https://www.si.com/vault/2000/03/06/275614/whats-up-doc-pathologist-christine-clark-had-the-prescription-for-winning-the-olympic-trial Sports Illustrated marathon coverage]
[https://www.nytimes.com/2000/02/27/sports/olympics-a-long-triumphs-in-the-olympic-trials.html The New York Times Company coverage Christine Clark profile]
[http://www.runnersworld.com/workouts/how-chris-clark-broke-through Runners World Chris Clark Broke Through - A poster-woman for treadmill training]

Category:1962 births

Category:Living people

Category:American female long-distance runners

Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Category:Olympic track and field athletes for the United States

Category:Sportspeople from Butte, Montana

Category:Track and field athletes from Montana

Category:20th-century American sportswomen