Personal information | |
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Born | (1994-11-04) November 4, 1994 (age 30) 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 |
Disability class | 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.
Career
Clark ran on the track teams at Susan Miller Dorsey High School and Pasadena City College.
She has a twin brother named Rashard. 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.
References
- "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
- 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)
- 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
- Autistic sportspeople
- Competitors in athletics with intellectual disability
- 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 female sprinters
- Susan Miller Dorsey High School alumni
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Paralympics