Jearl Miles Clark

Jearl Miles Clark on the awards stand in Sydney
Personal information
Born	September 4, 1966 (1966-09-04) (age 59) Gainesville, Florida, U.S.
Medal record Women'sathletics Representingthe United States Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta 4 × 400 m relay 2000 Sydney 4 × 400 m relay 1992 Barcelona 4 × 400 m relay World Championships 1993 Stuttgart 400 m 1993 Stuttgart 4 × 400 m relay 1995 Gothenburg 4 × 400 m relay 2003 Paris 4 × 400 m relay 1991 Tokyo 4 × 400 m relay 1997 Athens 4 × 400 m relay 1999 Seville 4 × 400 m relay 1995 Gothenburg 400 m 1997 Athens 400 m

Jearl Atawa Miles Clark (néeMiles; born September 4, 1966, inGainesville, Florida) is an American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 and 800 meters.^[1]

She held theAmerican record in the women's 800 m at 1:56.40.

She competed for the United States in the1992 Summer Olympics held inBarcelona,Spain in the 4 × 400 meters where she won the silver medal with her teammatesNatasha Kaiser,Gwen Torrence andRochelle Stevens.

She returned to the1996 Summer Olympics inAtlanta,U.S. where she again ran withRochelle Stevens and fellow AmericansMaicel Malone andKim Graham to win the gold medal in the 4 × 400 meters.

She made a third appearance in the Olympics in the2000 Summer Olympics held inSydney,Australia and again walked off with the gold medal in the 4 × 400 metres with her teammatesMonique Hennagan,Marion Jones andLaTasha Colander-Richardson. This medal was later stripped due to steroid doping admissions of Marion Jones. However, she and 6 other members of the team would successfully appeal the decision to strip them of their medals in July 2010.^[2]

She is married to J. J. Clark, brother of OlympiansJoetta Clark andHazel Clark. Her father-in-law isJoe Louis Clark.

She was a volunteer track and field coach at theUniversity of Connecticut, where her husband worked as head coach for track and field. She was inducted into theNational Track and Field Hall of Fame in 2010.^[3][4]

Miles-Clark is a 1989 graduate ofAlabama A&M University.

She currently resides with her husband, J.J. and their son, Jorell in California.

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• Jearl Miles-Clark atWorld Athletics
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• Jearl Miles Clark atOlympics.com
• Jearl Clark atTeam USA (archive June 14, 2023)

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