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HAZEL CLARK-RILEYKnoxville's Hazel Clark-Riley is a 5-time U.S outdoor Champion, two time U.S indoor Champion, and a 3-time Olympian in She is coached by her older brother, J.J, who is the head track & field and cross-country coach at University of Tennessee and also the coach of 3-time U.S 1500m champion, Treniere Clement. Hazel's father Joe, a former high school principal, was portayed by Morgan Freeman in the 1989 movie Lean on Me. Hazel's husband, former high hurdler Wenston Riley (who has a 13.67 PR), proposed right after the 2004 Olympic Trials 800m final. She accepted, and they got married in October 2007. Having won her 5th U.S outdoor 800m title in June, Hazel will represent the U.S at the World Championships in Berlin, Germany in August, along with Geena Gall and Maggie Vessey. “Peachy” (as her friends call her), Wenston, and toy chihuahua, Pluto, live together in west Knoxville. Follow her progress in Europe this summer on this page.
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PHOTOSGallery at universalsports.com INTERVIEWSTR Interview with Hazel Clark-Riley 06.21.09 ARTICLES06.30.09: CLARK PROVES RESILIENT IN FACE OF CRITICS: For Hazel Clark, winning never gets tiresome. For some fans of middle distance running, seeing Clark at the top of the American rankings year after year has gotten pretty stale. But two things are certain: Clark is not going away any time soon and she is certainly not going down without a fight. The three-time Olympian survived some early jostling, a strong headwind and her younger competitors to emerge victorious in the women's 800m at the USA Outdoor Championships for the fifth time in her 10-year professional career. "This one means a lot to me because some people were saying some nasty things about me on the internet, telling me to sit down and we're ready for someone new," Clark said. "People like to root for the underdog and want someone else to pop up and win, and I get that. But they forget to understand that the person that comes here year after year is a really tough person. People pop up every year to challenge me and I'm still here, running through injuries, through ups and downs, all sorts of problems and still winning. I'm proud of myself for fighting year after year." [more, universalsports.com]
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the 800 meters. She is arguably the most consistent female two-lapper America has produced since her sister-in-law, Jearl Miles-Hazel Clark, and her older sister, Joetta, before her. Demonstrating great consistency and longevity like her sisters did, Hazel has run under 2 minutes for 800 meters during seven of the last 10 outdoor seasons, clocking her PR of 1:57.99 in 2005.
