Judi Brown Clarke

For other people with the same name, see Judith Brown (disambiguation).

Judi Brown Clarke

Personal information
Birth name	Judith Lynne Brown
Born	July 14, 1961 (1961-07-14) (age 63) Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Medal record Women's athletics Representing the  United States Olympic Games 1984 Los Angeles 400 m hurdles Pan American Games 1983 Caracas 400 m hurdles 1987 Indianapolis 400 m hurdles

Judith Lynne Brown Clarke (née Brown, formerly Brown-King, born July 14, 1961) is an American politician and former athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metre hurdles. She is the 1984 Olympic silver medalist and two-time Pan American Games champion. She later was a member of the Lansing, Michigan City Council.

Sports career

Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Clarke (under the name Judi Brown) won the gold medal in the 400m hurdles at the 1983 Pan American Games, narrowly ahead of her team-mate Sharrieffa Barksdale. In 1984, she won her first US national 400m hurdles title before going on to win the silver medal in the event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, finishing behind Nawal El Moutawakel.[1] Under her then married name of Judi Brown King, she won three more US 400m hurdles titles from 1985 to 1987 and successfully defended her Pan American Games title in 1987, finishing ahead of Sandra Farmer.[2][3] She was also a twelve-time Big Ten champion in track and field events during her career. In 1987, she was selected Sportsman of the Year by Sports Illustrated magazine for her community involvement.[4][5]

Education

Clarke holds two degrees from Michigan State University, a Bachelor's degree in Audiology and Speech Science, and a Master's degree in Education. She was inducted into the Michigan State University Hall of Fame in 1986.[6] She holds a Ph.D. in Public Administration and Public Policy from Western Michigan University, from which she graduated with honors. She also is a member of the Michigan Even Start Statewide Family Literacy Consortium.

Political career

Clarke was elected to the Lansing, Michigan City Council in 2013 and remained in office until 2017, and unsuccessfully ran for mayor of Lansing in the 2017 election.[7][8]

International competitions

All results regarding 400m hurdles

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  United States
1983	Pan American Games	Caracas, Venezuela	1st	56.03
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	14th (sf)	57.98
1984	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States	2nd	55.20
1985	Grand Prix Final	Rome, Italy	1st	54.38
	World Cup	Canberra, Australia	2nd	55.10
1986	Goodwill Games	Moscow, Soviet Union	6th	56.06
1987	Pan American Games	Indianapolis, United States	1st	54.23
	World Championships	Rome, Italy	8th	56.10
(sf) Indicates overall position in semifinal round.

References

1. Janofsky, Michael (1988-06-12). "OLYMPIC PROFILE: JUDI BROWN KING; ON AND OFF TRACK, KING OVERCOMES HURDLES". The New York Times. Retrieved 2024-12-06.
2. "Judi BROWN-KING". worldathletics.org. 1996-01-01. Retrieved 2024-12-06.
3. Slater, Jim (1987-08-12). "Judi Brown-King broke her own U.S. record in the..." UPI. Retrieved 2024-12-06.
4. Moore, Kenny (1987-12-21). "Reaching Out to The Kids: JUDI BROWN KING". Sports Illustrated Vault. Retrieved 2024-12-06.
5. Lombardo, Kayla (2015-12-09). "SI Sportsperson of the Year: A history of female winners". SI. Retrieved 2024-12-06.
6. "World Fit (Olympians for Worldwide Fitness) childhood obesity programs - kids fitness programs - school fitness programs - youth fitness programs - school walking programs".
7. "Judi Brown Clarke". Lansing, Michigan. Archived from the original on July 25, 2017.
8. Vega, Karel; Martinez-Beltran, Sergio; Ashley, Skyler (November 7, 2017). "Brown Clarke Looking At "Next Steps" Post-Mayoral Race". WKAR. Retrieved January 1, 2018.

Notes

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Judi Brown Clarke". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
• USATF 400 Hurdles list^[dead link‍]
• USATF Olympic Trials Champions