Joetta Clark Diggs, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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All-American college track and field athlete, international track and field athlete, Olympian
Date of Birth: 01-Aug-1962
Place of Birth: East Orange, New Jersey, United States
Profession: athletics competitor
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Joetta Clark Diggs
- Joetta Clark Diggs (née Clark, born August 1, 1962 in East Orange, New Jersey) is a retired American track and field champion, specializing in middle distance running.
- She ran for more than 28 consecutive years never missing an indoor or outdoor season, with her races being in the 800 meters and 1500 meters.
- A 4-time Olympian in 1988, 1992, 1996 and 2000, she competed in every outdoor USA Championships or Olympic trials between 1979 and 2000, winning five outdoor championships.
- Indoors, she was in the national championship race in 18 of the last 19 years, winning seven times.
- Clark Diggs has been ranked in the top 10 in the world since 1991.
- Moreover, in 1998 at age 36, she was ranked number four in the world.
- This was her best ranking out of six such appearances.Coached by Terry Crawford at the University of Tennessee, Clark Diggs left Knoxville with nine collegiate titles (including relays) and a degree in public relations. Clark Diggs was coached by her brother, J.J.
- Clark, who is the women's coach at the University of Tennessee.
- J.J.
- also coached two other 800m runners: his wife, Jearl Miles-Clark, and his younger sister, Hazel Clark.
- Hazel, Jearl and Joetta were all ranked #1 in America at one point in time.
- This Clark Team is known as the First Family of Track & Field because of their 800m dominance.
- At the 2000 Olympic Trials the family pulled off a remarkable sweep of the three Olympic qualifying positions with Hazel winning, Jearl second and Joetta making her final Olympic team at age 38 in third.
- She was the second oldest female Olympic track team member that year and the fifth oldest of all time.
- She was the team captain in 2000.
- She is the oldest ever to qualify in a track running event. Later she added a graduate degree in recreation administration.
- Like her father, she now works the lecture circuit.
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