Venolyn Clarke

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Venolyn Clarke

Personal information
Birth name	Venolyn Clarke
Born	(1967-07-11) 11 July 1967 (age 54)[1] Jamaica[2]
Occupation	Sprinter, teacher, coach
Spouse(s)	N/A
Sport
Country	Canada
Event(s)	Sprinter
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Canada Francophone Games 2001 Ottawa 100 m 2001 Ottawa 4x100 m relay 100 m

Venolyn "Miss Clarke" Clarke (born Venolyn Clarke; 11 July 1967, in Jamaica) is a former sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres. In 2001, Clarke held the position of the fourth fastest woman in Canada. Clarke's personal best time was 11.29 seconds, achieved in July 2001 in Ottawa, Ontario.

Sprinting career[]

Clarke reached the quarter-final at the 2001 World Championships, but got disqualified due to a failed drugs test.

It was later revealed that at a World Championships pre-camp, Clarke had tested positive for stanozolol.^[3] In an interview, she cried and repeatedly denied that she used any stanozolol. Clarke's coach, Clive Foster, also denied that Clarke used any stanozolol. Clarke was the first athlete to fail a drugs test at the 2001 World Championships. This caused Clake to get expelled from the world championships. Later, the allowed her to compete again.

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