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| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (1999-01-09)9 January 1999 (age 26) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||
Event | 200 metres | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Tamara Clark (born 9 January 1999) is an American track and field athlete who competes as asprinter.[1]
Clark attendedHigh Point Central High School inHigh Point, North Carolina. She was a two-timeNorth Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) 4A outdoor state champion in the 100 meters and 200 meters in 2016 and 2017 and a two-time NCHSAA 4A indoor state champion in the 55 meters and 300 meters in 2016 and 2017. She won relay state championships in the indoor 4 × 200 and 4 × 400 relay in 2017 and outdoor 4 × 100 meter relay in 2017. Clark was also an AAU national champion in the 100 meters and 200 meters in 2016.[2]
Representing theUniversity of Alabama, Clark received five All-American awards and swept the 100 and 200 meters at the 2021 SEC Championships before making herDiamond League debut in 2021 in the 200 metres in Monaco.[3] Clark finished in second place at the 2022USATF Championships in the 200 metres to qualify for the2022 World Athletics Championships, and cried with relief after missing out on a spot on the US Olympic team the year previous by one place. Clark was also named in the pool for the 4 × 100-meter relay for the event inEugene, Oregon.[4] Clark won her heat in a time 22.27, edging former world championDina Asher-Smith into second, to qualify for the semi-finals, before then reaching the final and finishing sixth overall on her major event debut.[5]
She was selected for the2023 World Athletics Championships inBudapest in August 2023.[6]
In April 2024, she was selected as part of the American team for the2024 World Athletics Relays inNassau, Bahamas.[7]
She reached the semi-finals of the 100 metres at the2025 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, running her heat in 11.18 seconds (+1.8 m/s). After running her semi-final in 11.14 seconds (+1.1) she returned to place seventh in the final in 11.11 (+0.4).[8] She was selected for the American team for the2025 World Athletics Championships inTokyo, Japan, as part of the relay pool.[9]
Tamara Clark's current personal best in the 100 m is 10.88. While in the 200 m race, it is 21.92.[10]
| Grand Slam Track results[11] | |||||
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| Slam | Race group | Event | Pl. | Time | Prize money |
| 2025 Kingston Slam | Short sprints | 100 m | 7th | 11.58 | US$10,000 |
| 200 m | DNS | ||||
