Back لويس كلارك (عداء سريع) Arabic Louis Clarke Catalan Louis Clarke German Louis Clarke Spanish لوئیس کلارک Persian Louis Clarke Finnish Louis Clarke French לואיס קלארק HE Louis Clarke Italian ルイス・クラーク Japanese
&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:ClarkeLouiseOlympian.JPG) Clarke in 1924 | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Louis Alfred Clarke | ||||||||||||||
| Born | November 23, 1901 Statesville, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Died | September 30, 1977 (aged 75) Fishkill, New York, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Education | Johns Hopkins University | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Chemist | ||||||||||||||
| Employer | Texaco | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) (Olympics) | ||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Olive Veazy | ||||||||||||||
| Children | 1 | ||||||||||||||
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| Club | Johns Hopkins Track Fifth Regiment (Baltimore) Newark Athletic Club | ||||||||||||||
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Louis Alfred "Pinky" Clarke (November 23, 1901 – February 24, 1977) was an American chemist and former sprinter and track and field athlete, who won a gold medal in the world record time of 41.0 seconds in the 4 × 100 meter relay race at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris.[1]
Clarke was Jewish.[2] He was born in Statesville, North Carolina to Mr. and Mrs. Sol Clarke on November 23, 1901.[3]
- ^ "Louis Clarke". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- ^ Taylor, Paul (2004). Jews and the Olympic Games: The Clash Between Sport and Politics : with a Complete Review of Jewish Olympic Medallists. Sussex Academic Press. ISBN 9781903900871.
- ^ "Louis A. Clarke Qualifies for America's Olympic Team", Statesville Record and Landmark, Statesville, North, Carolina, pg. 1, 19 June 1924