Chris Clarke, an MBE born Christopher Clarke on 25 January 1990, is an English former athlete who represented Great Britain and Northern Ireland in sprinting events and, at club level, Marshall Milton Keynes AC and Newham and Essex Beagles. He won a bronze medal in the 4 by 400 metres relay at the 2006 World Junior Athletics Championships, won the 400 metres at the 2007 World Youth Championships, and won two gold medals at the 2009 European Junior Championships. At the Rio Paralympics the gold medals in the T11 100 metres and 200 metres were won by the pairing his article names, in which he took part as the sighted guide of the visually impaired runner.
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In 2011, Clarke returned from injury to finish second at the British Championships and qualify for the World Athletics Championships.
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At the club level, he represented Marshall Milton Keynes AC and Newham and Essex Beagles.
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In February 2016, Clarke began competing as a guide runner with Paralympic silver medalist Libby Clegg.
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They won the gold medal in the 100 m, T11 and 200 m, T11 events at the Rio Paralympics.
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In 2011, Clarke returned from injury to finish second at the British Championships and qualify for the World Athletics Championships.
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