Shelayna Oskan-Clarke
British middle-distance runner
Oskan-Clarke in 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Birth name | Shelayna Oskan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | British | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1990-01-20) 20 January 1990 (age 34) South London, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Education | Brunel University London | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 800 metres | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Windsor Slough Eton & Hounslow Brunel Uni London | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Jon Bigg (2016–) Ayo Falola (2010-2015) Rodger Hughes (2007–2010) Keith Elliot (2004-2007)[2] Geoff Bayles (2004-2007)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Olympic finals | 2016 – Semifinalist | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Shelayna Oskan-Clarke (born 20 January 1990) is a British middle-distance runner. Shelayna is currently the British 800m champion. [4] She competed in the 800 metres event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, Where she finished 5th in the final. In 2016, she won the women's 800m at the Anniversary Games, and also reached the semi-final at the Rio Olympic Games, narrowly missing out on a place in the final. In 2019, Shelayna took the gold medal at the European Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow. [5]
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes | |
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Representing Great Britain and England | ||||||
2008 | Commonwealth Youth Games | Pune, India | 5th | 400 m | 55.77 | |
2015 | European Indoor Championship | Prague, Czech Republic | 14th (h) | 800 m | 2:05.08 | |
World Championship | Beijing, China | 5th | 800 m | 1:58.99 | ||
2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 10th (sf) | 800 m | 1:59.45 | |
2017 | European Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 2nd | 800 m | 2:00.39 | |
World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 22nd (sf) | 800 m | 2:02.26 | ||
2018 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 3rd | 800 m | 1:59.81 | |
Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 12th (h) | 800 m | 2:00.81 | ||
European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 8h | 800 m | 2:02.26 | ||
2019 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 1st | 800 m | 2:01.16 | |
World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 24th (sf) | 800 m | 2:10.89 |
Personal bests
Outdoor
- 400 metres – 53.20 (Birmingham 2011)
- 800 metres – 1:58.86 (Beijing 2015)
- 1500 metres – 4:28.29 (Watford 2014)
Indoor
- 400 metres – 54.48 (Birmingham 2012)
- 800 metres – 1:59.81 (Birmingham 2018)
References
External links
- Shelayna Oskan-Clarke at World Athletics
- Shelayna Oskan-Clarke at Diamond League
- Shelayna Oskan-Clarke at ThePowerOf10.info
- Shelayna Oskan-Clarke at Olympics.com
- Shelayna Oskan-Clarke at Olympedia
- Shelayna Oskan-Clarke at Team GB
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European Athletics Indoor Champions in women's 800 metres
- 1966: Zsuzsa Szabó (HUN)
- 1967: Karin Kessler (FRG)
- 1968: Karin Krebs (GDR)
- 1969: Barbara Wieck (GDR)
- 1970: Maria Sykora (AUT)
- 1971: Hildegard Falck (FRG)
- 1972: Gunhild Hoffmeister (GDR)
- 1973: Stefka Yordanova (BUL)
- 1974: Elżbieta Katolik (POL)
- 1975: Anita Weiß (GDR)
- 1976: Nikolina Shtereva (BUL)
- 1977: Jane Colebrook (GBR)
- 1978: Ulrike Bruns (GDR)
- 1979: Nikolina Shtereva (BUL)
- 1980: Jolanta Januchta (POL)
- 1981: Hildegard Körner (GDR)
- 1982: Doina Melinte (ROM)
- 1983: Svetlana Kitova (URS)
- 1984: Milena Strnadová (TCH)
- 1985: Ella Kovacs (ROM)
- 1986: Sigrun Wodars (GDR)
- 1987: Christine Wachtel (GDR)
- 1988: Sabine Zwiener (FRG)
- 1989: Doina Melinte (ROM)
- 1990: Lyubov Gurina (URS)
- 1992: Ella Kovacs (ROM)
- 1994: Natalya Dukhnova (BLR)
- 1996: Patricia Djaté-Taillard (FRA)
- 1998: Ludmila Formanová (CZE)
- 2000: Stephanie Graf (AUT)
- 2002: Jolanda Čeplak (SLO)
- 2005: Larisa Chzhao (RUS)
- 2007: Oksana Zbrozhek (RUS)
- 2009: Mariya Savinova (RUS)
- 2011: Jenny Meadows (GBR)
- 2013: Nataliia Lupu (UKR)
- 2015: Selina Büchel (SUI)
- 2017: Selina Büchel (SUI)
- 2019: Shelayna Oskan-Clarke (GBR)
- 2021: Keely Hodgkinson (GBR)
- 2023: Keely Hodgkinson (GBR)