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Shelayna Oskan-Clarke
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Oskan-Clarke in 2017
Personal information
Birth name Shelayna Oskan
Nationality British
Born (1990-01-20) 20 January 1990 (age 34)
South London, England
Education Brunel University London
Height 1.72 m
Weight 64 kg
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 800 metres
Club Windsor Slough Eton & Hounslow
Brunel Uni London
Coached by Jon Bigg (2016–)
Ayo Falola (2010-2015)
Rodger Hughes (2007–2010)
Keith Elliot (2004-2007)
Geoff Bayles (2004-2007)
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals 2016 – Semifinalist
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Great Britain
World Indoor Championships
Bronze 2018 Birmingham 800 m
European Indoor Championships
Gold 2019 Glasgow 800 m
Silver 2017 Belgrade 800 m

Shelayna Oskan-Clarke (born 20 January 1990) is a British middle-distance runner. Shelayna is currently the British 800m champion. 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.

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Great Britain and  England
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 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 1st 800 m 2:01.16
World Championships Doha, Qatar 24th (sf) 800 m 2:10.89

Personal bests

Outdoor

  • 400 metres – 53.20 (Birmingham 2011)
  • 800 metres – 1:58.86 (Beijing 2015)
  • 1500 metres – 4:28.29 (Watford 2014)

Indoor

  • 400 metres – 54.48 (Birmingham 2012)
  • 800 metres – 1:59.81 (Birmingham 2018)

See also

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