Curt Clausen

Curt Clausen
Personal information
Born (1967-10-09) October 9, 1967 (age 57)
Trenton, New Jersey, U.S.
Home townStevens Point, Wisconsin, U.S.
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
Country United States
SportAthletics
EventRacewalking
ClubNew York Athletic Club
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  United States
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Sevilla 50 km walk
Updated on July 30, 2013

Curt Clausen (born October 9, 1967) is an American race walker. He placed 4th 50 km event in the 1999 IAAF World Championships in Athletics, but after 2 years was later awarded the 3rd place bronze medal, after the winner was stripped of his title for a doping violation.

As a prep, Clausen competed in distance running but also set the high school national record in the mile walk of 6:18.32.[1][2] He attended Stevens Point Area Senior High School alongside Suzy Favor Hamilton, where he at times trained over 100 miles per week.[3][4] Clausen committed to Duke University where he competed on the Duke Blue Devils track and field team despite racewalking not being an NCAA-sanctioned track and field event.[5][6]

He was elected president of USATF in 2024.[7]

Personal bests

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing the  United States
1986 World Junior Championships Athens, Greece 28th 10,000m 47:00.40 min
1990 Pan American Race Walking Cup Xalapa, México 8th 50 km 4:38:18 hrs
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 50th 20 km 1:31:30 hrs
1997 World Championships Athens, Greece 34th 20 km 1:32:05 hrs
1999 World Race Walking Cup Mézidon-Canon, France 11th 50 km 3:48:04 hrs PB
Pan American Games Winnipeg, Canada 6th 20 km 1:23:39 hrs
World Championships Seville, Spain 3rd 50 km 3:50:55 hrs
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 22nd 50 km 3:58:39 hrs
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 7th 50 km 3:50.46 hrs
2003 World Championships Paris, France — 50 km DSQ
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 32nd 50 km 4:11:31 hrs

References

  1. ^ "Curt Clausen of Stevens Point, Wis., set a scholastic record of 6:18.32 in the mile walk". Star Tribune. March 17, 1986. p. 30. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
  2. ^ "Clausen sets mark". Stevens Point Journal. March 17, 1986. p. 23. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
  3. ^ "Track and field: Favor, Clausen place third". Wausau Daily Herald. July 13, 1986. p. 12. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
  4. ^ "Clausen, Favor (Continued from page 9)". Stevens Point Journal. August 23, 1986. p. 10. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
  5. ^ Curt Clausen at Olympedia (archive) Edit this at Wikidata
  6. ^ "Clausen qualifies for Olympic trials". Stevens Point Journal. February 22, 1988. p. 12. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
  7. ^ Perelman, Rich (December 10, 2024). "ATHLETICS: Clausen elected as USATF President; membership still pandemic-impacted; finances are still a question". The Sports Examiner. Retrieved December 11, 2024.


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