Shelayna Oskan-Clarke | |
Birth Name: | Shelayna Oskan |
Nationality: | British |
Birth Date: | 20 January 1990 |
Birth Place: | South London, England |
Height: | 1.72 m[1] |
Weight: | 64 kg |
Education: | Brunel University London |
Sport: | Athletics |
Event: | 800 metres |
Club: | Windsor Slough Eton & Hounslow Brunel Uni London |
Coach: | Jon Bigg (2016–) Ayo Falola (2010-2015) Rodger Hughes (2007–2010) Keith Elliot (2004-2007)[2] Geoff Bayles (2004-2007)[3] |
Olympics: | 2016 – Semifinalist |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Shelayna Oskan-Clarke (born 20 January 1990) is a British middle-distance runner. Shelayna is currently the British 800m champion. [4] She competed in the 800 metres event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, Where she finished 5th in the final. In 2016, she won the women's 800m at the Anniversary Games, and also reached the semi-final at the Rio Olympic Games, narrowly missing out on a place in the final. In 2019, Shelayna took the gold medal at the European Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow. [5]
Representing and | ||||||
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2008 | Commonwealth Youth Games | Pune, India | 5th | 400 m | 55.77 | |
2015 | European Indoor Championship | Prague, Czech Republic | 14th (h) | 800 m | 2:05.08 | |
World Championship | Beijing, China | 5th | 800 m | 1:58.99 | ||
2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 10th (sf) | 800 m | 1:59.45 | |
2017 | European Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 800 m | 2:00.39 |
World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 22nd (sf) | 800 m | 2:02.26 | ||
2018 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 3rd | 800 m | 1:59.81 | |
Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 12th (h) | 800 m | 2:00.81 | ||
European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 8h | 800 m | 2:02.26 | ||
2019 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 800 m | 2:01.16 |
World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 24th (sf) | 800 m | 2:10.89 |
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