caption fullname event birth_place weight height team sport birth_date nickname image article_title name collegeteam
clark in fiji in april 2014 hazel mae clark-riley 800 meters livingston , new jersey 121 lbs kg on 5 ft 10 in m on university of florida track and field 3 october 1977 `` peachy '' hazel clark 2014.jpg hazel clark
 hazel clark university of florida
hazel clark

hazel mae clark-riley -lrb- born october 3 , 1977 -rrb- , née hazel mae clark , is an american middle-distance runner who specializes in the 800 meters middle distance race .
clark was a member of the u.s. olympic team in 2000 , 2004 and 2008 .
she has won six national titles and two usa olympic trials events during her career .
clark was born in livingston , new jersey .
she is the daughter of inner-city educator joe louis clark , who inspired the film `` lean on me '' , and the sister-in-law of fellow olympian jearl miles-clark .
joetta clark diggs is her older sister .
clark , her sister , and her sister-in-law made history when they swept the 2000 olympic trials 800 meters .
clark attended columbia high school .
she accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the university of florida in gainesville , florida , where she was a member of the florida gators track and field team and was coached by her brother j.j. .
while at florida , she was undefeated in sec competition and won five ncaa titles .
clark graduated from the university of florida with a bachelor 's degree in sociology in 2001 .
clark was honored for her college athletic record when she was inducted into the university of florida athletic hall of fame as a `` gator great '' in 2012 .
she finished seventh at the 2000 olympic games .
at the 2001 world championships , she did not progress past the first round due to injury .
in 2001 , she was given a warning for using pseudoephedrine .
at the 2004 olympics , clark was eliminated from her first-round heat in the 800 meters after a freak accident where she was burned severely .
she then had two good seasons with an eighth place at the 2005 world championships , seventh place at the 2005 and 2006 world athletics final , and a sixth place at the 2006 world cup .
in 2008 , she won the u.s. olympic trials 800 meters final held in eugene , oregon , and competed at the 2008 summer olympics .
she finished her 800 meters olympic heat in fifth place with a time of 2:01.59 , and did not advance to the semifinals .
her personal best time is 1:57.99 minutes , achieved in july 2005 at the bislett games in oslo .
clark has appeared in three global nike ads appearing in fashion magazines , stores , and billboards .
she has been marketed by nike as a spokesmodel throughout her career .
her ex-husband , wenston riley , proposed to her on national television in 2004 .
she is currently in a relationship with olympic gold medalist dwight phillips .
