Roshawn Clarke (born 1 July 2004) is a Jamaican track and field athlete. In July 2023, he became the Jamaican national champion over

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Early life

Clarke attended Camperdown High School, in

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. He runs for the Swept Track Club.

Career

In April 2022, Clarke ran a new championship record time of 49.50 for the 400m hurdles, to win the title at the Boys and Girls' Athletics Championships held in

. In 2022, he was a bronze medalist in the 400m hurdles at the

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. Clarke won gold at the

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in the u-20 boys 400m hurdles, and defended that title at the 2023 CARIFTA Games, running 49.92 at the Thomas A. Robinson Stadium in

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. He also contributed to the Jamaican team winning the mile relay, and was given the Austin Sealy Award for the most outstanding performer at the Games. Competing at the Jamaican national championships, Clarke qualified for the 400m hurdles final with the fastest time. In the final, he won the event in 47.85s, a time which tied with Sean Burrell for the world junior record he had set in 2021. He became only the second Jamaican to run under 48 seconds for the event, and the time placed him fourth-fastest in the world for the year. He lowered his personal best at the

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in Budapest, running 47.34 seconds in his qualifying heat. He finished fourth overall in the final. In April 2024, he was selected as part of the Jamiacan team for the

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. In June 2024, he finished second at the Jamaican Athletics Championships in the 400m hurdles in Kingston. He competed at the

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in Paris in August 2024, reaching the final of the 400 metres hurdles.

References

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