Curt Clausen

{{short description|American race walker}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2015}}

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| name = Curt Clausen

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|10|09}}

| birth_place = Trenton, New Jersey, U.S.

| hometown = Stevens Point, Wisconsin, U.S.

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| height = {{convert|1.88|m|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|71|kg|abbr=on}}

| country = {{USA}}

| sport = Athletics

| event = Racewalking

| club = New York Athletic Club

| show-medals = 1999 World Champs Bronze – 50 km race walk

| updated = July 30, 2013

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{{MedalBronze|1999 Sevilla|50 km walk}}

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Curt Clausen (born October 9, 1967) is an American race walker. He placed 4th 50 km event in the 1999 IAAF World Championships in Athletics, but after 2 years was later awarded the 3rd place bronze medal, after the winner was stripped of his title for a doping violation.

As a prep, Clausen competed in distance running but also set the high school national record in the mile walk of 6:18.32.{{cite web |title=Curt Clausen of Stevens Point, Wis., set a scholastic record of 6:18.32 in the mile walk |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/star-tribune-curt-clausen-of-stevens-poi/161881804/ |publisher=Star Tribune |access-date=30 December 2024 |page=30 |date=17 Mar 1986}}{{cite web |title=Clausen sets mark |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/stevens-point-journal-clausen-sets-mark/161881944/ |publisher=Stevens Point Journal |access-date=30 December 2024 |page=23 |date=17 Mar 1986}} He attended Stevens Point Area Senior High School alongside Suzy Favor Hamilton, where he at times trained over 100 miles per week.{{cite web |title=Track and field: Favor, Clausen place third |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/wausau-daily-herald-track-and-field-fav/161882035/ |publisher=Wausau Daily Herald |access-date=30 December 2024 |page=12 |date=13 Jul 1986}}{{cite web |title=Clausen, Favor (Continued from page 9) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/stevens-point-journal-clausen-favor-co/161882444/ |publisher=Stevens Point Journal |access-date=30 December 2024 |page=10 |date=23 Aug 1986}} Clausen committed to Duke University where he competed on the Duke Blue Devils track and field team despite racewalking not being an NCAA-sanctioned track and field event.{{olympedia}}{{cite web |title=Clausen qualifies for Olympic trials |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/stevens-point-journal-clausen-qualifies/161882617/ |publisher=Stevens Point Journal |access-date=30 December 2024 |page=12 |date=22 Feb 1988}}

He was elected president of USATF in 2024.{{cite news|url=https://www.thesportsexaminer.com/athletics-clausen-elected-as-usatf-president-membership-still-pandemic-impacted-finances-are-still-a-question/|title=ATHLETICS: Clausen elected as USATF President; membership still pandemic-impacted; finances are still a question|first=Rich |last=Perelman|work=The Sports Examiner|date=December 10, 2024|access-date=December 11, 2024}}