Venolyn Clarke

Venolyn Clarke-Spencer

Personal information
Birth name	Venolyn Clarke
Born	(1967-07-11) July 11, 1967 Jamaica
Residence	Markham, Ontario, Canada
Occupation	Sprinter, teacher, coach
Spouse(s)	Stephen Spencer (m. 2010-present)
Sport
Country	Canada
Event(s)	Sprinter
Medal record Women's athletics Representing Canada Francophone Games 2001 Ottawa 100 m 2001 Ottawa 4x100 m relay Canadian Senior Championship 2001 100 m

Venolyn "Miss Clarke" Clarke-Spencer (born Venolyn Clarke; 11 July 1967 in Jamaica) is a former sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres. In 2001, Clarke-Spencer held the position of the fourth fastest woman in Canada. Clarke-Spencer's personal best time was 11.29 seconds, achieved in July 2001 in Ottawa.

Sprinting career

Clarke-Spencer reached the quarter-final at the 2001 World Championships, but got disqualified due to a failed drugs test.

It was later revealed that at a World Championships pre-camp, Clarke-Spencer had tested positive for stanozolol. In an interview, she cried and repeatedly denied that she used any stanozolol. Clarke-Spencer's coach, Clive Foster, also denied that Clarke-Spencer used any stanozolol. Clarke-Spencer was the first athlete to fail a drugs test at the 2001 World Championships. This caused Clake-Spencer to get expelled from the world championships. Later, the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport allowed her to compete again.