Clovis Asong (born 31 October 1994) is a former British
sprinter who specialised in the 400 metres.
Asong first drew media attention for breaking the
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...
Under-15 400 metres record in only his second race.
He won a gold medal in the
400 m
The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor running track, it is o ...
at the
2011 Commonwealth Youth Games, beating World Youth Championship silver medalist
Alphas Kishoyian
Alphas Leken Kishoyian (born 12 October 1994) is a Kenyan sprinter.
Kishoyian won a silver medal in the 400 metres at the 2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics, losing to Arman Hall. He also won a silver medal in the 400 m at t ...
. Asong added gold and silver medals at the
2011 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival.
He represented
Great Britain
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at the
2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics.
Despite his early youth-group success, Asong was not able to translate his form into the senior ranks, and raced less regularly after 2014. His last recorded race was a single outing in 2020, aged 25, and he ceased competing thereafter.
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1994 births
Living people
British male sprinters
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