Clive Terrelonge

Clive Terrelonge (born 30 June 1969) was a track coach at the University of Connecticut. Before coaching, he was an accomplished collegiate and professional athlete who specialized in the 800m and 400m.

Clive Terrelonge
Personal information
Born (1969-06-30) 30 June 1969
St. Andrew, Jamaica
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Jamaica
World Indoor Championships
1995 Barcelona800 metres

Terrelonge was twice an Olympian for Jamaica, competing in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona and in 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. At the 1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships, Terrelonge became the first Jamaican to win a World Championship gold medal in the 800 metres.

While competing for Lincoln University (Pennsylvania), Terrelonge earned 19 Division III All-America honors in the 400m, 800m and the 4x400-meter relay. He is a former NCAA double 400 and triple 800-meter indoor/outdoor champion and held the 800-meter NCAA Division III outdoor record until Nick Symmonds of Willamette University broke it in spring 2006.

Terrelonge was inducted into the NCAA Division III Hall of Fame in 2005.

See also
  • List of middle distance runners

References
  • Uconn Women's Track and Field
  • NCAA Hall of Fame
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Clive Terrelonge". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.


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