Lawrence Clarke (hurdler)
British hurdler
Sir Charles Lawrence Somerset Clarke, 7th Baronet (born 12 March 1990), is a former professional 110 m hurdler who finished fourth in the London Olympic Games final. He served as captain of the Great Britain athletics team at the 2015 European Athletics Indoor Championships. He is the son of Sir Tobias "Toby" Clarke, 6th Baronet, and succeeded to the baronetcy on his father's death in 2019. As of 2022, he is a hedge fund manager.
Education
Born in Westminster, London, Clarke was educated at two independent schools: at Summer Fields School in the city of Oxford and Eton College in Berkshire. He went on to study theology and religious studies at the University of Bristol, gaining a Second class honours, upper division (2:1). He studied at the University of Bath for a master's degree in management with a specialisation in absolute return.
Family
Clarke is the son of Sir Tobias "Toby" Clarke, 6th Baronet and his sister is Theo Clarke, formerly a United Kingdom MP. Clarke's maternal grandfather was the Conservative MP Somerset de Chair. He takes his name Lawrence from his American ancestor Abbott Lawrence. He is also a distant relative of the American Roosevelt family.
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