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Jack Clarke (other)
Jack Clarke may refer to: *Jack Clarke (athlete) (fl. 1945–1952), New Zealand marathon runner *Jack Clarke (footballer, born 1931) (1931–1997), Australian rules footballer and Essendon player *Jack Clarke (footballer, born 1933) (1933–2001), Australian rules footballer and East Fremantle player *Jack Clarke (footballer, born 2000), English footballer *Jack Clarke (racing driver) (born 1988), racing driver in the FIA Formula Two Championship *Jack Clarke (rugby union) (born 1968), Irish rugby union player *Jack Clarke (mountaineer) (1875–1952), New Zealand mountaineer, first ascendant of Mounts Aoraki / Mount Cook, Cook, Mount Tasman, Tasman and Mount Aspiring / Tititea, Aspiring See also *Jack Clark (other) *John Clarke (other) *Jackie Clarke (born 1966), New Zealand entertainer *Jackie Clarke (footballer) (born 1949), Irish soccer player {{DEFAULTSORT:Clarke, Jack ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Clarke (athlete)
Jack Clarke was a New Zealand long-distance athlete who won a bronze medal representing his country in the marathon at the 1950 British Empire Games. Athletics Clarke took up running in 1943, and by 1947 he had won both the Canterbury cross-country championship and the Canterbury three-miles track title in three successive years. In 1945, he finished third in the New Zealand national cross-country championship. In 1948, Clarke won the marathon at the New Zealand athletic championships held in Dunedin, recording 2:44:06, the second-fastest winning time in the championship's history at the time. Despite not completing the marathon course at the 1950 national championships in Napier, Clarke was one of four runners selected to represent New Zealand in the marathon at the 1950 British Empire Games the following month in Auckland Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The most populous urban area in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Clarke (footballer, Born 1931)
John Kildahl "Stork" Clarke (26 June 1931 – 23 March 1997) was an Australian rules footballer in the (then) Western Australian National Football League (WANFL). Football Clarke played as a ruckman for East Fremantle, making his debut in 1952. In 1957 he won the Sandover Medal as the fairest and best player in the league as well as playing in a premiership-winning team. Clarke played 206 games for East Fremantle, plus 26 state games for Western Australia in the period 1952 to 1962. He was named in four All-Australian teams – 1953, 1956, 1958 and 1961. Career highlights * Played 206 games for East Fremantle * Coached 2 games for East Fremantle (1961) * Captained East Fremantle in 1961 * Sandover Medallist 1957 * East Fremantle fairest and best 1956, 1960, 1961 * Premiership with East Fremantle in 1957 * 25 state games for Western Australia * State captain 1958-1960 * All-Australian 1953, 1956, 1958, 1961 Hall of Fame Australian Football Hall of Fame In 1998 Jack Clark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Clarke (footballer, Born 1933)
John Edward "Jack" Clarke (14 July 1933 – 3 December 2001) was an Australian rules footballer and coach in the VFL. An Essendon and Victorian champion, Clarke was one of the premier midfielders of the VFL for well over a decade, Clarke led Essendon to the flag in 1962 as captain, and also played in the victorious 1965 side. Clarke was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 1996, and was named as the centreman of the Essendon Team of the Century in 1997. Family He was the son of Tom Clarke, the curator at the Essendon Cricket Ground (Windy Hill) and a former Essendon and Brunswick footballer; additionally, he was the older brother of the well-known distance runner Ron Clarke. Architect Clarke was a noted architect, who studied during the early stages of his VFL career. Football Clarke was a talented centreman who debuted on his eighteenth birthday in 1951 and played 263 games for the Essendon Football Club from 1951 to 1967, kicking 180 goals. At the t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Clarke (footballer, Born 2000)
Jack Raymond Clarke (born 23 November 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Sunderland. He can also play as a striker. He represented England U20s at international level. Early life and education Clarke was born in York, England, and attended Archbishop Holgate's School in York. Career Leeds United After winning his division with under-8s junior side Heworth, Clarke joined Leeds United's academy in 2009, alongside Kane Rogerson and Niall Huggins. He graduated through their academy and, together with Huggins, signed a two-year scholarship with Leeds United in May 2017. After impressing for Leeds' under 23s, then head coach Thomas Christiansen revealed he was going to put Clarke in his first team squad for an EFL Cup fixture against Leicester City in November 2017. However, due to the club's not having a professional contract with him at the time, Christiansen did not want to alert other clubs. After interest from Premier League side Manchest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Clarke (racing Driver)
Jack Clarke (born 1 March 1988 in Effingham, Surrey) is a professional race car driver. Clarke is the stepson of ex-Formula One and British Touring Car Championship driver Julian Bailey. Career Formula BMW Clarke made his circuit racing debut in 2006 in the one-make Formula BMW UK series, driving for Nexa Racing. It was a tough rookie season, as he only scored two points all season en route to 22nd place in the championship, and sixth place in the Rookie Cup. He also finished 25th in the end of season World Final in Valencia. During the season, he achieved his A levels at the City of London Freemen's School in Ashtead, Surrey. Formula Palmer Audi Clarke moved up to the Formula Palmer Audi series for the 2007 season. Clarke suffered a poor start to the championship, amassing 76 points from the first seven races. Seven podiums in the last thirteen races, including two wins at Brands Hatch and Croft, progressed Clarke up the championship table to fourth, holding off Jason M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Clarke (rugby Union)
Jack Clarke (born Kisumu, 2 September 1968) is a former Irish rugby union international player who played as a winger. He played for Dolphin RFC and for Munster. He played for the Ireland team from 1991 to 1992, winning 6 caps and scoring one try. He was a member of the Ireland squad at the 1991 Rugby World Cup The 1991 Rugby World Cup was the second edition of the Rugby World Cup, and was jointly hosted by England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and France: at the time, the five European countries who participated in the Five Nations Championship. This was .... References External linksESPN Profile 1968 births Living people Irish rugby union players Ireland international rugby union players Rugby union wings {{Ireland-rugbyunion-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Clarke (mountaineer)
Jack Clarke may refer to: *Jack Clarke (athlete) (fl. 1945–1952), New Zealand marathon runner *Jack Clarke (footballer, born 1931) (1931–1997), Australian rules footballer and Essendon player *Jack Clarke (footballer, born 1933) (1933–2001), Australian rules footballer and East Fremantle player *Jack Clarke (footballer, born 2000), English footballer *Jack Clarke (racing driver) (born 1988), racing driver in the FIA Formula Two Championship *Jack Clarke (rugby union) Jack Clarke (born Kisumu, 2 September 1968) is a former Irish rugby union international player who played as a winger. He played for Dolphin RFC and for Munster. He played for the Ireland team from 1991 to 1992, winning 6 caps and scoring one tr ... (born 1968), Irish rugby union player * Jack Clarke (mountaineer) (1875–1952), New Zealand mountaineer, first ascendant of Mounts Cook, Tasman and Aspiring See also * Jack Clark (other) * John Clarke (other) * Jackie Clarke (born 1966), New Z ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aoraki / Mount Cook
Aoraki / Mount Cook is the highest mountain in New Zealand. Its height, as of 2014, is listed as . It sits in the Southern Alps, the mountain range that runs the length of the South Island. A popular tourist destination, it is also a favourite challenge for mountain climbers. Aoraki / Mount Cook consists of three summits: from south to north, the Low Peak (), the Middle Peak () and the High Peak. The summits lie slightly south and east of the main divide of the Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana, with the Tasman Glacier to the east and the Hooker Glacier to the southwest. Location The mountain is in the Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park, in the Canterbury Region. The park was established in 1953 and along with Westland National Park, Mount Aspiring National Park and Fiordland National Park forms one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The park contains more than 140 peaks standing over and 72 named glaciers, which cover 40 percent of its . The peak is located at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Tasman
Mount Tasman (''Horokoau'' in Māori) is New Zealand's second highest mountain, rising to a height of . It is located in the Southern Alps of the South Island, four kilometres to the north of its larger neighbour, Aoraki / Mount Cook. Unlike Aoraki / Mount Cook, Mount Tasman sits on the South Island's Main Divide, on the border between Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park and Westland Tai Poutini National Park. It is the highest point in Westland District. The first ascent of Mount Tasman was in 1895 by Edward FitzGerald and his guide Matthias Zurbriggen. The Māori name (horo: to swallow; koau: shag or '' Phalacrocorax varius'') is believed to refer to the swelling in the neck of a shag when it is swallowing a fish. Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park Mount Tasman is located in Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park in the Canterbury region, which was established in 1953 and along with Westland Tai Poutini National Park, Mount Aspiring National Park and Fiordland National Park ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Aspiring / Tititea
Mount Aspiring / Tititea is New Zealand's 23rd-highest mountain. It is the country's highest outside the Aoraki / Mount Cook region. Description Set within Otago's Mount Aspiring National Park, it has a height of . Māori named it ''Tititea'', after a chief of the Waitaha tribe, who were the first people to settle the South Island. It was named ''Aspiring'' in December 1857 by the Chief Surveyor for the Otago Province, John Turnbull Thomson.Wises New Zealand Index, 7th Edition, 1979. p. 15. It is also often called 'the Matterhorn of the South,' for its pyramidal peak when seen from the Matukituki River. The first ascent was on 23 November 1909 by Major Bernard Head and guides Jack Clarke and Alec Graham. Head's party climbed to the summit ridge by the west face from the Bonar Glacier, a route not repeated until 1965. Mount Aspiring / Tititea sits slightly to the west of the main divide, 30 kilometres west of Lake Wānaka. It lies at the junction of three major glacial syst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Clark (other)
Jack Clark may refer to: * Jack Clark (baseball) (born 1955), Major League Baseball player * Jack Clark (rugby union), American rugby coach and former rugby union player *Jack Clark (television personality) (1925–1988), American television game show host and announcer *Jack J. Clark (1879–1947), American actor and director * Jack Clark (footballer) (1924-2012), Australian footballer *Jack Clark (cricketer) Jack Clark (born 26 September 1994) is an English former first-class cricketer. Clark was born at Ashington and educated at The King Edward VI School, Morpeth. From there he attended the Durham University School of Engineering and Computing S ... (born 1994), English cricketer See also * Jack Clarke (other) * John Clark (other) {{DEFAULTSORT:Clark, Jack ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Clarke (other)
John Clarke may refer to: Arts *John Clarke Whitfield (1770–1836), English organist and composer *John Sleeper Clarke (1833–1899), American/British actor and manager *John Louis Clarke (1881–1970), Blackfoot wood carver from Montana * John S. Clarke (1885–1959), British lion tamer, politician, poet, newspaper editor and art expert *Bryan Forbes or John Theobald Clarke (1926–2013), English film director, screenwriter, film producer, actor and novelist *John Clarke (actor) (1931–2019), American soap opera actor from ''Days of Our Lives'' * John Clarke (poet) (1933–1992), American poet *John Clarke (satirist) (1948–2017), New Zealand/Australian satirist and actor *John Cooper Clarke (born 1949), British performance poet, active since the late 1970s * John Clarke (museum curator) (1954–2020), British museum curator, expert in Ladakhi and Tibetan metalwork * John Clarke (physician, 1582–1653), English physician * John Clarke (physician, 1761–1815), English physician ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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