Venolyn Clarke

Venolyn Clarke-Spencer

Personal information
Birth name	Venolyn Clarke
Born	July 11, 1967[1] Jamaica[2]
Residence	Markham, Ontario, Canada
Occupation	Sprinter, teacher, coach
Spouse(s)	Stephen Spencer (m. 2010-present)
Sport
Country	Canada
Event(s)	Sprinter
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Canada Francophone Games 2001 Ottawa 100 m 2001 Ottawa 4x100 m relay Canadian Senior Championship 2001 100 m

Venolyn "Miss Clarke" Clarke-Spencer (born Venolyn Clarke; 11 July 1967 in Jamaica) is a former sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres. In 2001, Clarke-Spencer held the position of the fourth fastest woman in Canada. Clarke-Spencer's personal best time was 11.29 seconds, achieved in July 2001 in Ottawa.

Sprinting career

Clarke-Spencer reached the quarter-final at the 2001 World Championships, but got disqualified due to a failed drugs test.

It was later revealed that at a World Championships pre-camp, Clarke-Spencer had tested positive for stanozolol.^[3] In an interview, she cried and repeatedly denied that she used any stanozolol. Clarke-Spencer's coach, Clive Foster, also denied that Clarke-Spencer used any stanozolol. Clarke-Spencer was the first athlete to fail a drugs test at the 2001 World Championships. This caused Clake-Spencer to get expelled from the world championships. Later, the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport allowed her to compete again.

References

1. Venolyn Clarke profile at IAAF
2. BBC SPORT | WORLD ATHLETICS | Canada claims unwanted first
3. BBC SPORT | WORLD ATHLETICS | Canada claims unwanted first