Milly Clark
 Clark at the 2016 Olympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 March 1989 |
| Education | University of Sydney |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event(s) | Steeplechase, 10,000 m, half marathon, marathon |
| Club | Sydney University Athletics Club |
| Coached by | James Fitzgerald[1] |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 3000 m Steeplechase – 10:01.43 (2012) 10,000 m – 33:24.89 (2014) HM – 1:10:48 (2016) marathon – 2:29:07 (2015) [2] |
Milly Clark (born 1 March 1989) is an Australian long distance runner. She ran her first official marathon in 2015 in Amsterdam and qualified for the 2016 Rio Olympics.[1] She placed 18th at the Olympics.[3]
Clark won the Australian 3000m steeplechase in 2012 and the 10,000 meter championship in 2014.[4]
Her personal best is 2:29:07, set at the Amsterdam Marathon where she placed third.[5]
Her aunt Elizabeth Jack is a former Olympic diver, while her mother Margaret competed in gymnastics at the 1978 Commonwealth Games. Her father works as a principal at international schools, and hence Clark spent much of her childhood in Germany and Indonesia. She has a master's degree in nutrition from University of Sydney and also studied at Drake University in the United States.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Milly Clark. nbcolympics.com
- ^ Milly Clark at World Athletics
- ^ Milly Clark. rio2016.com
- ^ "Milly takes long way round to marathon". Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ http://www.runnerstribe.com/road-to-rio-interview-with-milly-clark-marathon/
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