Jearl Miles Clark

Jearl Atawa Miles Clark (born 1966) is an American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 and 800 meters. She held the American record in the women's 800 m at 1:56.40. She competed for the United States in the 1992 Summer Olympics held in Barcelona, Spain in the 4 × 400 meters where she won the silver medal with her teammates Natasha Kaiser, Gwen Torrence and Rochelle Stevens. Quotes I didn’t get the medal, but I’m not going to cry about it. I ran hard. I wanted to make it an honest, fast race, If no one wanted to take it out, I would. It went well until the last seventy metres. I tried for the gold medal, but I got bumped. Those are the breaks. It may be the last [Olympics] and I wanted to go out with a bang. I tried to make the race honest, It [was] my third 800 of the year, so I’m just working one step at a time. This time I tried to go out a little harder and follow the rabbit, I felt really good. I’m pleased because I went out and was aggressive and went for the win. I didn’t want to take the lead, but no one else did and it was really slow, I didn’t feel anyone until the last 30 meters, and then I just tried to stay with her. I'm now an 800 metre runner who can run a really good 400, I’m enjoying it [the 800] a lot more now. Before, I just ran as fast and as hard as I could, following different individuals on the track. Now I can get out there and run fast by myself. I'm learning how to position myself in different races. I'm learning the event and starting to enjoy it. I love the sport, I love running, The fact I take care of my body helps. A lot of kids will train hard for one year, then they don't want to do it the next year. I train hard, I sleep well, I don't put junk stuff in my body, I don't do drugs, I don't drink, I get to bed on time.” When we're at home, we try to separate that, But it's what he does for a living, what I do for a living. Of course it's going to cross over into home. I don't dwell on it being my fifth Olympic Games. I just take each one, one at a time, he fact this may be my last one, I try to savour the moment. Miles-Clark pursues an ‘honest race’, November 17 2004 I'm going to run as long as I possibly can, Right now we have in mind the 400. I ran just to get my feet wet. I haven't raced one in ten years, Just got to hold on after the 400 metres. I didn't get to the break first. The field got away from me and the pace was unexpectedly quick, so I had to play catch up throughout the race. The semi-final yesterday took nothing out of me. I felt fine as I got onto the track today. Positioning is everything for indoor running, that was my only error. Women 400m final, March 07 1999 External links Category:1966 births Category:Sportspeople from the United States Category:Track and field athletes Category:Living people Category:African Americans Category:Women from the United States Category:Women born in the 1960s Category:Women in sports