Former Lancer Breanna Clark Wins Gold Medal At Rio Paralympics

Former Pasadena City College women's track and field sprinter Breanna Clark, who has autism, won the 400-meter T20 dash gold medal at the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games on Wednesday. Clark ran a time of 57.79 seconds to win the race in representing the United States team.

In 2014, Clark won both the South Coast Conference and SoCal Regional titles in the 400 meters for the Lancers. In 2013 as a PCC freshman, she won medals in two relays, including a bronze in the 4x100 relay, at the CCCAA State Championships.

She received an Elizabeth Jensen athletic scholarship for her accomplishments and academic achievements at PCC.

Clark's mother is Rosalyn Bryant (now Clark), who, in 1976, ran for USA at the Summer Olympics in Montreal. She captured a silver medal on the 4x400 relay team. She also broke the national record in the 400 that year. 

A former student at Dorsey High, Breanna trained for the Paralympics at Rancho Cienega Park in Los Angeles.

An article on Breanna Clark training for the Paralympics in the Los Angeles Sentinel at link:

https://lasentinel.net/breanna-clark-runs-for-rio-in-paralympics.html

[Photo--PCC alumnae Breanna Clark is draped with the American flag upon winning the 400 meters at the Rio Paralympics in Brazil.]