Ryan Clarke (runner)

Ryan Clarke
Personal information
NationalityDutch
Born (1997-11-17) 17 November 1997
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Middle distance
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)800m: 1:44.70 (Paris, 2024)
Indoor
800m: 1:44.72 (Boston, 2026) NR

Ryan Clarke (born 17 November 1997) is a Dutch middle-distance runner. He is a multiple time Dutch national champion over 800 metres. He has competed at multiple major championships, including the 2024 Olympic Games, and set a new Dutch indoor national record over 800 metres in January 2026.[1]

Career

Clarke won the Dutch national 800 metres title at the Dutch Athletics Championships in Breda in July 2023, running a time of 1:45.74 to finish ahead of Niels Laros.[2]

He won the Dutch Indoor Athletics Championships over 800 metres in February 2024.[3] He subsequently ran at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow, Scotland in March 2024, but did not progress to the final.[4][5]

On 31 May 2024 he ran a personal best for the 800 metres of 1.44.83 in Oslo, Norway.[6] He reached the semi finals of the 800 metres at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome, Italy.[7] Later that month, he retained his Dutch 800 metres national title in Hengelo, running 1:45.31, to finish ahead of Samuel Chapple.[8] He competed in the 800 metres at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, in August 2024, where he ran a personal best of 1:44.70.[9]

He was selected for the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn where he ran 1:45.65 to be the fastest equaliser for the 800 metres final.[10][11] He briefly led in the final, but ultimately placed sixth overall.[12] He was selected for the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China.[13] Competing in the 800 metres at the Championships he finished last in his heat and did not progress to the semi-final.[14]

He competed at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, in September 2025 in the men's 800 metres.[15][16]

On 24 January 2026, Clarke ran new indoor national record of 1:44.72 for the 800 metres in Boston at the Indoor Grand Prix, finishing third as Josh Hoey broke the indoor world record.[17] Clarke ran 1:49.68 to win the 800 metres at the 2026 Dutch Indoor Athletics Championships in Apeldoorn.[18] He was selected for the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Poland in March 2026.[19]

Personal life

He is from Castricum in North Holland. His girlfriend is Kim Wensveen. [20]

References

  1. ^ "Ryan Clarke". World Athletics. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Dutch Championships". World Athletics. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Who is Ryan Clarke?". Runnersworld. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Ryan Clarke eliminated in heats at World Athletics Indoor Championship". noordollandsdagblad.nl. March 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Bol leads Dutch team for World Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 21 February 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Fantastic start to the season for the Netherlands during the Diamond League in Oslo". Runnersworld. 30 May 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Ryan Clarke loses 800m semi-final in fast race". Runnersworld. 8 June 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Dutch Championships". World Athletics. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Men's 800m Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  10. ^ "46 TeamNL atleten in actie tijdens EK Indoor Atletiek in Apeldoorn". Atletiek.nl. 25 February 2025. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  11. ^ Crumley, Euan (8 March 2025). "Jeremiah Azu flies to 60m success in Apeldoorn". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  12. ^ Roeske, Eric (9 March 2025). "Day 4 Review: The Netherlands Breaks All Records in Its Own Omnisport Apeldoorn". Hardloop Netwerk. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  13. ^ "6 TeamNL atleten naar Nanjing voor WK Indoor atletiek". Atletiek.nl. 11 March 2025. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  14. ^ "Men's 800m Results - World Athletics Indoor Championships 2025". Watch Athletics. 23 March 2025. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  15. ^ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 21 September 2025. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  16. ^ "53 TeamNL atleten naar WK atletiek in Tokio". Atletiek.nl. 1 September 2025. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  17. ^ McKenna, Lorraine (24 January 2026). "Hoey breaks long-standing 800m indoor world record". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  18. ^ "2026 National Indoor Athletics Championships in Apeldoorn: champions and other special features". Hardloopnetwerk.nl. 28 February 2026. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  19. ^ "23 TeamNL atleten in actie op WK Indoor atletiek". Hardloopnieuws.nl. 10 March 2026. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
  20. ^ "Athlete Ryan Clarke nears Olympic limit at Diamond League". Noordhollanssdagblad. 23 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
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