Lawrence Clarke (hurdler)

Sir Lawrence Clarke
Bt OLY
Clarke at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full nameCharles Lawrence Somerset Clarke
NationalityBritish/American
Born (1990-03-12) 12 March 1990 (age 34)
Westminster, London, England
Height1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb; 12.1 st)
Sport
SportMen's athletics
Event110 m Hurdles
ClubUS Créteil-Lusitanos (France), Windsor, Slough, Eton and Hounslow Athletic Club[1] (England).
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)110 m Hurdles (U20): 13.37
60 m Hurdles: 7.59
110 m Hurdles: 13.31/13.14w
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
European Athletics Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Novi Sad 110 m hurdles
European Athletics U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Ostrava 110 m hurdles
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Delhi 110 m hurdles

Sir Charles Lawrence Somerset Clarke, 7th Baronet, OLY (born 12 March 1990[2]) is a former professional 110 m hurdler who finished fourth in the London Olympic Games 110 m hurdles final. He is the son of Sir Toby Clarke, 6th Baronet and succeeded to the baronetcy on his father's death in 2019.[3] He served as Captain of the Great Britain Athletics Team at the 2015 European Athletics Indoor Championships and was coached in Bath by Malcolm Arnold.[4] He was coached in Paris by Giscard Samba Koundys for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. He currently works for Citigroup in London. He is also a member of the American Roosevelt family.

  1. ^ "WSEH AC Archived 30 October 2018 at the Wayback Machine"
  2. ^ "Clarke, Sir (Charles) Lawrence (Somerset), (born 12 March 1990), investment banker, Citigroup, since 2016". Who's Who. 1 December 2020. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u294323. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  3. ^ Simon Hart (28 September 2010). "Commonwealth Games 2010: Charles Lawrence Somerset Clarke eyes next hurdle". Telegraph.co.uk.
  4. ^ http://www.athletics-weekly.com/article.php?id=951 [permanent dead link]