Duncan Clark | |
Birth Date: | 22 June 1915 |
Birth Place: | Greenock, Scotland |
Death Date: | 8 July 2003 (aged 88) |
Death Place: | Whakatāne, New Zealand |
Sport: | Athletics |
Event: | Hammer throw |
Club: | Greenock Royal Ulster Constabulary |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Duncan McDougall Munro Clark (22 June 1915 – 8 July 2003) was an Olympic track and field athlete from Scotland.[1]
Born in Greenock, Clark specialised in hammer throw events during his career, representing Great Britain in two consecutive Olympic Games, starting in 1948. He represented Scotland at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, New Zealand and won the gold medal in the hammer throw competition.[2]
Clark won two hammer throw titles (1950 and 1952) at the prestigious AAA Championships.[3]
Clark died on 8 July 2003 in Whakatāne, New Zealand, aged 88.