Roshawn Clarke
{{Short description|Jamaican athlete}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Roshawn Clarke
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| image = Roshawn Clarke 2023 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Roshawn Clarke in 2023
| nationality = Jamaican
| sport = Athletics
| event = 400m hurdles
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2004|7|1|df=yes}}
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| pb =400m hurdles: 47.34 (Budapest, 2023) {{AthAbbr|WU20R}}{{cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/en/competitions/world-athletics-championships/budapest23/results/men/400-metres-hurdles/semi-final/summary|title=Official Semi-Final results of 400mH of the World Athletics Championship 2023|access-date=21 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220915154432/https://worldathletics.org/en/competitions/world-athletics-championships/budapest23/results/men/400-metres-hurdles/semi-final/summary|archive-date=15 September 2022|url-status=live}}
400m: 45.24 (Kingston, 2023)
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{{MedalSport | Men's athletics}}
{{MedalCountry | {{JAM}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|World U20 Championships}}
{{MedalBronze|2022 Cali |400m hurdles}}
{{MedalCompetition | NACAC U18 Championships}}
{{MedalGold | 2021 San José|400m hurdles}}
{{MedalGold | 2021 San José|Mixed relay}}
{{MedalCompetition|CARIFTA Games
Junior (U20)}}
{{MedalGold |2022 Kingston|400m hurdles}}
{{MedalGold |2023 Nassau|400m hurdles}}
{{MedalGold |2022 Kingston|4×400m relay}}
{{MedalGold |2023 Nassau|4×400m relay}}
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Roshawn Clarke (born 1 July 2004) is a Jamaican track and field athlete. In July 2023, he became the Jamaican national champion over 400m hurdles.{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/athletes/jamaica/roshawn-clarke-14931525|website=World Athletics|accessdate=8 July 2023|title=Roshawn Clarke}}
Early life
Clarke attended Camperdown High School, in Kingston, Jamaica.{{cite web|url=https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/latest-news/champs-2022-camperdowns-roshawn-clarke-breaks-400mh-record/|website=Jamaica Observer|accessdate=8 July 2023|title= Camperdown's Roshawn Clarke breaks 400mh record|date=April 8, 2022}} He runs for the Swept Track Club.{{cite web|url=https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sports/47-85/amp/|website=Jamaica Observer|accessdate=July 8, 2023|title= 47.85!|first=Howard|last=Walker|date=July 8, 2023}}
Career
In April 2022, Clarke ran a new championship record time of 49.50 for the 400m hurdles, to win the title at the Boys and Girls' Athletics Championships held in Kingston, Jamaica.{{cite web|url=https://jamaica.loopnews.com/content/camperdowns-roshawn-clarke-demolishes-400m-hurdles-champs-record|website=Jamaica.loopnews|accessdate=8 July 2023|title= Camperdown's Roshawn Clarke demolishes 400m hurdles champs record|date=April 8, 2022}}
In 2022, he was a bronze medalist in the 400m hurdles at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships.{{cite web|url=https://www.watchathletics.com/page/3400/men-s-400m-hurdles-results-world-athletics-junior-u20-championships-2022|website=World Athletics|accessdate=8 July 2023|title= Men's 400m Hurdles Results: World Athletics Junior U20 Championships 2022|date=6 July 2022}}
Clarke won gold at the 2022 CARIFTA Games in the u-20 boys 400m hurdles, and defended that title at the 2023 CARIFTA Games, running 49.92 at the Thomas A. Robinson Stadium in Nassau, Bahamas.{{cite web|title=Roshawn Clarke defends 400 hurdles title| accessdate=July 8, 2023|date=April 9, 2023 | url= https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/sports/20230409/carifta2023-roshawn-clarke-defends-400-hurdles-title}} He also contributed to the Jamaican team winning the mile relay, and was given the Austin Sealy Award for the most outstanding performer at the Games.{{cite web|url=https://nationwideradiojm.com/roshawn-clarke-named-most-outstanding-performer-at-50th-carifta-games/|website=Nationwideradiojm.com|title= Roshawn Clarke Named Most Outstanding Performer at 50th Carifta Games|first=Alrick|last=Swaby |date=April 11, 2023}}
Competing at the Jamaican national championships, Clarke qualified for the 400m hurdles final with the fastest time.{{cite web|url=https://jamaica.loopnews.com/content/roshawn-clarke-dominates-mens-400m-hurdles-semis-jamaica-trials|website=Jamaica.loopnews|accessdate=8 July 2023|title= Roshawn Clarke dominates men's 400m hurdles semis at Jamaica Trials|first=Melton|last=Williams|date=July 6, 2023}} In the final, he won the event in 47.85s, a time which tied with Sean Burrell for the world junior record he had set in 2021.{{cite web|url=https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/sports/20230707/trials2023-clarke-ties-junior-record-400mh-final|website=Jamaica Gleaner|accessdate=July 8, 2023|title= Clarke ties junior record in 400mh final| date=July 7, 2023|first=Orane|last=Buchanan}} He became only the second Jamaican to run under 48 seconds for the event, and the time placed him fourth-fastest in the world for the year.{{cite web|url=https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/latest-news/nationaltrials-clarke-shatters-national-u20-400mh-record/amp/|website=Jamaica Observer|accessdate=8 July 2023|title= Clarke shatters national U20 400mh record|date=July 7, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://jamaica.loopnews.com/content/roshawn-clarke-breaks-national-under-20-400m-hurdles-record|title= Roshawn Clarke breaks national Under-20 400m hurdles record|first=Melton|last=Williams|date=July 8, 2023|accessdate=8 July 2023|website=Jamaica Loopnews}}
He lowered his personal best and set a new world under-20 record at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, running 47.34 seconds in his semi-final. He finished fourth overall in the final.{{cite web|url=https://www.watchathletics.com/page/4555/men-s-400m-hurdles-results-world-athletics-championships-2023|website=Watch Athletics|accessdate=23 August 2023|title= Men's 400m Hurdles Results: World Athletics Championships 2023}}
In April 2024, he was selected as part of the Jamiacan team for the 2024 World Athletics Relays in Nassau, Bahamas.{{cite web|website=Jamaica Gleaner| title= Jamaica’s youngsters to take World Relays stage|url= https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/sports/20240417/jamaicas-youngsters-take-world-relays-stage#google_vignette |date=17 April 2024|accessdate=17 April 2024}} In June 2024, he finished second at the Jamaican Athletics Championships in the 400m hurdles in Kingston.{{cite web |url= https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2024/06/28/nationaltrials-stunning-wins-james-king-clayton-400m-hurdles/|website=Jamaica Observer|accessdate=29 June 2024|title= NationalTrials: Stunning wins for James-King, Clayton in 400m hurdles|date=28 June 2024}}
He competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in August 2024, reaching the final of the 400 metres hurdles, but did not finish.{{cite web|url= https://www.watchathletics.com/page/5842/men-s-400m-hurdles-results-paris-olympic-games-2024-athletics |website=Watch Athletics|accessdate=30 August 2024|title= Men's 400m Hurdles Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics|date=9 August 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sportsmax.tv/athletics/athletics-regional/item/149220-jaaa-announces-star-studded-team-for-2024-paris-olympic-games|website=Sportsmax.tv|accessdate=8 July 2024|title= JAAA announces star-studded team for 2024 Paris Olympic Games|first=Leighton|last=Levy|date=July 7, 2024}}
In October 2024, it was announced that he had signed up for the inaugural season of the Michael Johnson founded Grand Slam Track.{{cite web|url=https://www.flotrack.org/articles/12907843-grand-slam-track-league-signs-roshawn-clarke-and-ackera-nugent|title=Grand Slam Track League Signs Roshawn Clarke and Ackera Nugent|publisher=FloTrack|accessdate=21 December 2024}} In the opening race of the first slam held in Kingston, he finished second over 400m hurdles in 48.20 seconds.{{cite web|url= https://athleticsweekly.com/featured/grand-slam-track-gets-off-and-running-1039998816/|website=Athletics Weekly|accessdate=5 April 2025|title= Grand Slam Track gets off and running|first= Euan |last=Crumley | date=Apr 5, 2025 }}
Statistics
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