Breanna Clark
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 4, 1994 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Home town | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
| Weight | 163 lb (74 kg) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  United States |
| Sport | Paralympic athletics |
| Disability | Autism |
| T20 | |
| Club | Dorsey High School Pasadena City College |
Medal record | |
Breanna Clark (born November 4, 1994) is an American Paralympic athlete who has competed in T20 category races. She was diagnosed with autism at age four.[1]
Career
[edit]Clark ran on the track teams at Susan Miller Dorsey High School and Pasadena City College.[2]
Personal life
[edit]She has a twin brother named Rashard and first-cousin named Duane who also both ran track. Their mother, Rosalyn Clark, won a silver medal in the 1976 Summer Olympics in the women's 4 x 400 metres relay. Breanna is a world, Parapan American and Paralympic champion in the races that she competes in.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Profile - Breanna Clark". United States Paralympic Committee. September 29, 2019. Archived from the original on August 27, 2016.
- ↑ "Challenge Extended presents: Track & Field Gold Medalist, Breanna Clark". Heroes Media Group. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
- ↑ "Lima 2019: Breanna Clark serves up family recipe for success". International Paralympic Committee. August 27, 2019. Archived from the original on August 27, 2019.
- ↑ "Former Dorsey athlete Breanna Clark wins gold medal at Paralympics". Los Angeles Times. September 15, 2016. Archived from the original on September 15, 2016.
External links
[edit]- Breanna Clark at World Athletics
- Breanna Clark at the International Paralympic Committee
- Breanna Clark at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
- Breanna Clark at Team USA (archive January 31, 2022)
Categories:
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Track and field athletes from Los Angeles
- Paralympic track and field athletes for the United States
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- African-American track and field athletes
- American autistic people
- Autistic sportspeople
- Competitors in the sport of athletics with intellectual disabilities
- Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Paralympic gold medalists for the United States
- Medalists at the 2019 Parapan American Games
- Medalists at the World Para Athletics Championships
- World Para Athletics Championships winners
- American twins
- Pasadena City College alumni
- Pasadena City Lancers women's track and field athletes
- 21st-century American sportswomen
- 21st-century African-American sportswomen
- American women sprinters
- Susan Miller Dorsey High School alumni
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
- Parapan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Parapan American Games gold medalists for the United States