Hazel Clark

Hazel Clark -Riley, nee Clark, ( born October 3, 1977 in Livingston, New Jersey) is a former American track and field athlete, who was active in the 800 -meter run.

Life

After she had in the late 1990s their first success in the U.S. University Championships, she became in 2000 the first U.S. champion in the 800 m. In this finale were the first three places in the Clark family, because her sister in law Jearl Miles -Clark was second and her sister Joetta Clark - Diggs third parties. Hazel then went on to the Olympic Games in Sydney, where he was seventh in the final.

In March 2001, Clark was tested positive for pseudoephedrine and cautioned. After she became at the U.S. Championships in 2001 Second, they also launched at the World Championships in Edmonton, but suffered a stress fracture in the semifinals, from which they recovered only in 2003. Your start in 2003, however, were not crowned with success. At the U.S. Championships, she was only fifth and therefore could not participate in the 2003 World Championships in Paris.

At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens Clark retired from the lead. Only in 2005 it reached the earlier form again and again was U.S. champion in the 800 m. At the World Championships in Helsinki in 2005, it reached a grand finale again and was re- Seventh, as in Sydney 2000. At the 2007 World Championships, the 2008 Olympic Games and the 2009 World Championships she missed the finals.

Personal Best

• 800 -meter run - 1:57,99 minutes, 2005
• 1500 -meter run - 4.16,04 minutes, 2000