Roshawn Clarke

Roshawn Clarke
Roshawn Clarke in 2023
Personal information
NationalityJamaican
Born (2004-07-01) 1 July 2004
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
400m hurdles
ClubSwept
Achievements and titles
Personal bests400m hurdles: 47.34 (Budapest, 2023) WU20R[1]
400m: 45.24 (Kingston, 2023)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Jamaica
World U20 Championships
Bronze medal – third place2022 Cali400m hurdles
NACAC U18 Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 San José400m hurdles
Gold medal – first place2021 San JoséMixed relay
CARIFTA Games
Junior (U20)
Gold medal – first place2022 Kingston400m hurdles
Gold medal – first place2023 Nassau400m hurdles
Gold medal – first place2022 Kingston4×400m relay
Gold medal – first place2023 Nassau4×400m relay

Roshawn Clarke (born 1 July 2004) is a Jamaican track and field athlete. In 2023 and 2025 he won the Jamaican Athletics Championships over 400m hurdles.[2]

Early life

Clarke attended Camperdown High School, in Kingston, Jamaica.[3] He runs for the Swept Track Club.[4]

Career

In April 2022, Clarke ran a new championship record time of 49.50 for the 400m hurdles, to win the title at the Boys and Girls' Athletics Championships held in Kingston, Jamaica.[5]

In 2022, he was a bronze medalist in the 400m hurdles at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships.[6]

Clarke won gold at the 2022 CARIFTA Games in the u-20 boys 400m hurdles, and defended that title at the 2023 CARIFTA Games, running 49.92 at the Thomas A. Robinson Stadium in Nassau, Bahamas.[7] He also contributed to the Jamaican team winning the mile relay, and was given the Austin Sealy Award for the most outstanding performer at the Games.[8]

Competing at the Jamaican national championships, Clarke qualified for the 400m hurdles final with the fastest time.[9] In the final, he won the event in 47.85s, a time which tied with Sean Burrell for the world junior record he had set in 2021.[10] He became only the second Jamaican to run under 48 seconds for the event, and the time placed him fourth-fastest in the world for the year.[11][12]

He lowered his personal best and set a new world under-20 record at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, running 47.34 seconds in his semi-final. He finished fourth overall in the final.[13]

In April 2024, he was selected as part of the Jamiacan team for the 2024 World Athletics Relays in Nassau, Bahamas.[14] In June 2024, he finished second at the Jamaican Athletics Championships in the 400m hurdles in Kingston.[15]

He competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in August 2024, reaching the final of the 400 metres hurdles, but did not finish.[16][17]

In October 2024, it was announced that he had signed up for the inaugural season of the Michael Johnson founded Grand Slam Track.[18]

In the opening race of the first slam held in Kingston, he finished second over 400m hurdles in 48.20 seconds.[19] In the second 2025 Grand Slam Track event in Miami he suffered an injury and could not finish the race.[20] He returned from injury to run 48.66 seconds to win the 400m hurdles on 7 June 2025, at the Racers Grand Prix, a World Athletics Continental Tour Silver meeting, in Kingston, Jamaica.[21] He won the 400 metres hurdles final at the 2025 Jamaican Athletics Championships in 48.02 seconds.[22] Selected for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, in September 2025, he was a semi-finalist in the men's 400 metres hurdles.[23][24]

At the 2026 Camperdown Classics, he won the 60 metres in 6.62 (-1.4) for first place.[25] He competed at Velocity Fest 18 in kingston in March finishing the 200 metres in 20.41 (+0.2) in 1st.[26] Clarke was named in the Jamaica squad for the 2026 World Athletics Relays in Gaborone, Botswana, but later withdrew from the team.[27][28] On 21 June, he placed third over 200 metres at the 2026 Jamaican Athletics Championships.[29] In July, he was a semi-finalist in the 200 metres at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.[30][31]

Statistics

Grand Slam Track results[32]
SlamRace groupEventPl.TimePrize money
2025 Kingston SlamLong hurdles 400 m hurdles2nd48.20US$50,000
400 m4th45.73
2025 Miami SlamLong hurdles 400 m hurdlesDNF
400 mDNS

References

  1. ↑ "Official Semi-Final results of 400mH of the World Athletics Championship 2023". Archived from the original on 15 September 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  2. ↑ "Roshawn Clarke". World Athletics. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "Camperdown's Roshawn Clarke breaks 400mh record". Jamaica Observer. 8 April 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  4. ↑ Walker, Howard (8 July 2023). "47.85!". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  5. ↑ "Camperdown's Roshawn Clarke demolishes 400m hurdles champs record". Jamaica.loopnews. 8 April 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  6. ↑ "Men's 400m Hurdles Results: World Athletics Junior U20 Championships 2022". World Athletics. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  7. ↑ "Roshawn Clarke defends 400 hurdles title". 9 April 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  8. ↑ Swaby, Alrick (11 April 2023). "Roshawn Clarke Named Most Outstanding Performer at 50th Carifta Games". Nationwideradiojm.com.
  9. ↑ Williams, Melton (6 July 2023). "Roshawn Clarke dominates men's 400m hurdles semis at Jamaica Trials". Jamaica.loopnews. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  10. ↑ Buchanan, Orane (7 July 2023). "Clarke ties junior record in 400mh final". Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  11. ↑ "Clarke shatters national U20 400mh record". Jamaica Observer. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  12. ↑ Williams, Melton (8 July 2023). "Roshawn Clarke breaks national Under-20 400m hurdles record". Jamaica Loopnews. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  13. ↑ "Men's 400m Hurdles Results: World Athletics Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  14. ↑ "Jamaica's youngsters to take World Relays stage". Jamaica Gleaner. 17 April 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  15. ↑ "NationalTrials: Stunning wins for James-King, Clayton in 400m hurdles". Jamaica Observer. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  16. ↑ "Men's 400m Hurdles Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  17. ↑ Levy, Leighton (7 July 2024). "JAAA announces star-studded team for 2024 Paris Olympic Games". Sportsmax.tv. Archived from the original on 8 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  18. ↑ "Grand Slam Track League Signs Roshawn Clarke and Ackera Nugent". FloTrack. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  19. ↑ Crumley, Euan (5 April 2025). "Grand Slam Track gets off and running". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  20. ↑ Clarke, Khimani (2 May 2025). "Jereem Richards Among the Winners as Record-Breaking Thrills Ignite Opening Day of Miami Grand Slam Track". SportsMax.tv. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  21. ↑ "Thompson and Broadbell shine at Racers Grand Prix". World Athletics. 8 June 2025. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  22. ↑ Jacks, Bradley (28 June 2025). "Clayton, Clarke produce big performances to take 400m hurdles titles at National Champs". Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  23. ↑ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 16 September 2025. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  24. ↑ "JAAA names 50-member World Champs team, Thomas-Dodd opts out". Jamaica Observer. 30 August 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  25. ↑ "Camperdown Classics National Stadium, Kingston (JAM) 14 FEB 2026". Retrieved 16 May 2026.
  26. ↑ "Velocity Fest #18 National Stadium, Kingston (JAM) 21 MAR 2026". Retrieved 16 May 2026.
  27. ↑ "JAAA names powerful team for World Relays". Jamaica Observer. 15 April 2026. Retrieved 16 April 2026.
  28. ↑ "Blake expects strong performance at World Relays May 01, 2026". Retrieved 16 May 2026.
  29. ↑ "Taylor, Reid and Walker become first-time national champions". Jamaica Observer. 21 June 2026. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
  30. ↑ "XXIII Commonwealth Games". World Athletics. 31 July 2026. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
  31. ↑ "JAAA apologises to Demisha Roswell for Commonwealth Games omission". Jamaica Observer. 28 June 2026. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
  32. ↑ "Grand Slam Track Results". Grand Slam Track. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
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