Louis Clarke
Encyclopedia
Louis Alfred "Pinky" Clarke (November 23, 1901 – February 24, 1977) was an American
athlete, winner of a gold medal in 4x100 m relay
at the 1924 Summer Olympics
.
Clarke was Jewish, and was born in Statesville, North Carolina
. Clarke won, as a Johns Hopkins University
student, the NCAA
100 yd (91.4 m) championships in 1923.
At the Paris
Olympics
, Clarke ran the second leg in the American 4x100 m relay team, which won the gold medal
in a new world record
of 41.0.
Clarke also held the world indoor 100 m record, at 9.8 seconds, in February 1924.
Clarke died in Fishkill, New York
aged 75.
United States
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athlete, winner of a gold medal in 4x100 m relay
Relay race
During a relay race, members of a team take turns running, orienteering, swimming, cross-country skiing, biathlon, or ice skating parts of a circuit or performing a certain action. Relay races take the form of professional races and amateur games...
at the 1924 Summer Olympics
1924 Summer Olympics
The 1924 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VIII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1924 in Paris, France...
.
Clarke was Jewish, and was born in Statesville, North Carolina
Statesville, North Carolina
Statesville is a city located in Iredell County, North Carolina, United States and was named an All-America City in 1997 and 2009. The population was 24,633 at the 2010 census...
. Clarke won, as a Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University
The Johns Hopkins University, commonly referred to as Johns Hopkins, JHU, or simply Hopkins, is a private research university based in Baltimore, Maryland, United States...
student, the NCAA
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
100 yd (91.4 m) championships in 1923.
At the Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
Olympics
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
, Clarke ran the second leg in the American 4x100 m relay team, which won the gold medal
Gold medal
A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...
in a new world record
World record
A world record is usually the best global performance ever recorded and verified in a specific skill or sport. The book Guinness World Records collates and publishes notable records of all types, from first and best to worst human achievements, to extremes in the natural world and beyond...
of 41.0.
Clarke also held the world indoor 100 m record, at 9.8 seconds, in February 1924.
Clarke died in Fishkill, New York
Fishkill, New York
Fishkill is an upscale village within the much larger town, Town of Fishkill, one of the fastest growing towns in the region, in Dutchess County, New York, USA. The village population was 1,735 at the 2000 census...
aged 75.
See also
- List of select Jewish track and field athletes