Adlin Mair-Clarke (15 November 1941 – 6 April 2020) was an

athlete An athlete (also sportsman or sportswoman) is a person who competes in one or more sports that involve physical strength, speed, or endurance. Athletes may be professionals or amateurs. Most professional athletes have particularly well-devel ...

from Jamaica specializing in hurdles and

sprinting Sprinting is running over a short distance at the top-most speed of the body in a limited period of time. It is used in many sports that incorporate running, typically as a way of quickly reaching a target or goal, or avoiding or catching an op ...

. She was born Adlin Victoria Mair in

Manchester Parish The Parish of Manchester is a parish located in west-central Jamaica, in the county of Middlesex. Its capital, Mandeville, is a major business centre. Its St. Paul of the Cross Pro-Cathedral is the episcopal see of the Latin Catholic Dioces ...

, Jamaica. Mair-Clarke participated in the British Empire & Commonwealth Games in 1962, 1966 and 1970 as well as the Olympic Games in 1964 and 1968.

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* 1941 births 2020 deaths Athletes from Kingston, Jamaica Jamaican female sprinters Afro-Jamaican Olympic athletes for Jamaica Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Jamaica Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Olympic female sprinters Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Jamaica 20th-century Jamaican women Medallists at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games {{Jamaica-athletics-bio-stub