Lerone Ephraime Clarke was born on 7 July 1981 and is a Jamaican track and field sprinter who specialises in the 100 metres and the 60 metres.
10 Facts About Lerone Clarke
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Lerone Clarke has represented Jamaica three times at the IAAF World Indoor Championships and holds the Jamaican record for the indoor 150m.
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Lerone Clarke attended Lincoln University of Missouri in the United States and competed for their Blue Tigers athletic team in 2002 and 2003.
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Lerone Clarke was slower in the final, finishing fourth, but led of the relay team to the bronze medals.
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Lerone Clarke led off the Jamaican relay team which finished as runners-up.
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Lerone Clarke was selected as a first heat relay runner at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics and received a gold medal as the Jamaican quartet went on to win the title.
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Lerone Clarke was chosen for the third time running to run for Jamaica at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships, but was surprisingly eliminated in the heats against lesser opposition.
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Lerone Clarke ran two sub-10-second times at the Doha Athletic Grand Prix, albeit wind-assisted and was a regular competitor on the 2010 IAAF Diamond League circuit.
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Lerone Clarke had a fast start in the final and held his lead to win the gold medal, succeeding Asafa Powell as the Commonwealth champion for the event.
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Lerone Clarke won a silver medal with the Jamaican relay team.