{{Short description|American rower (born 2000)}} {{Infobox sportsperson | headercolor = | name = | nickname = | image = WRJCH 2018-08-08 JM1x (Martin Rulsch) 040.jpg | image_size = 260 | caption = Dean in 2018. | national_team = USA | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|2|3|df=y}} | birth_place = Sarasota, Florida, U.S.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrjch2018.com/en/13-news/202-we-introduce-clark-dean-the-rising-star|title=We introduce: Clark Dean – the Rising Star|publisher=wrjch2018.com|accessdate=20 May 2020}}</ref> | death_date = | death_place = | residence = | occupation = | height = 1.95m | weight = 93kg | sport = Rowing | club = | coach = | retired = | olympics = Tokyo 2020 M4- | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's rowing}} {{MedalCountry|the {{USA}}}} {{Medal|Olympic}} {{Medal|Bronze|2024 Paris|Eight}} {{MedalCount|total=no | World Junior Championships | 2 | 0 | 1 }} }} '''Clark Dean''' (born 3 February 2000) is an American rower. He is an Olympian and twice world champion at junior level at the World Rowing Junior Championships.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldrowing.com/athletes/athlete/48635/results/dean-clark|title=Dean Clark profile|publisher=worldrowing.com|accessdate=20 May 2020}}</ref>
==Career== thumb|300px|Dean (stroke) at 2020 Olympics After winning three medals at the junior rowing world championships, two of which gold, in 2019, Dean made his senior debut with the US national team at just 19 years of age, obtaining a fifth place in the final of coxless four at the 2019 World Rowing Championships.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://usrowing.org/sports/senior/roster/clark-dean/163|title=2019 Senior National Team Roster|publisher=usrowing.org|accessdate=20 May 2020}}</ref>
Dean represented the United States at the 2024 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal in the men's eight, with a time of 5:25.28.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/olympics/u-s-mens-eight-with-several-huskies-in-the-boat-wins-bronze-medal/ |title=U.S. men's eight, with several Huskies in the boat, wins bronze medal |newspaper=The Seattle Times |first=Scott |last=Hanson |date=August 3, 2024 |access-date=August 3, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2024/08/03/team-usa-rowing-mens-eight-bronze/74643306007/ |title=Team USA rowing men's eight takes bronze medal at Paris Olympics |work=USA Today |first=Chase |last=Goodbread |date=August 3, 2024 |access-date=August 3, 2024}}</ref>
==Achievements== {| class="wikitable" width=50% style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;" |- !Year !!Competition !!Venue !!Rank!!Event!!Time |- |2016 |align=left|World Junior Championships |align=left|{{flagicon|NED}} Rotterdam |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |Quadruple scull |6:00.32 |- |2017 |align=left|World Junior Championships |align=left|{{flagicon|LTU}} Trakai |bgcolor=gold|1st |Single scull |7:04.73 |- |2018 |align=left|World Junior Championships |align=left|{{flagicon|CZE}} Račice |bgcolor=gold|1st |Single scull |7:01.37 |- |2019 |align=left|World Championships |align=left|{{flagicon|AUT}} Ottensheim |5th |Coxless four |6:13.40 |}
==Awards== In 2018 Dean won the US Rowing award ''U19 Male Athlete of the Year''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.heraldtribune.com/news/20181001/dean-u-19-male-athlete-of-year|title=Dean U-19 Male Athlete of Year|publisher=heraldtribune.com|date=1 October 2018|accessdate=20 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMzi-X-IFiI|title=Clark Dean 2018 U19 Male Athlete of the Year - Golden Oars Speech|date=16 November 2018 |publisher=youtube.com|accessdate=20 May 2020}}</ref>
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dean, Clark}} Category:2000 births Category:Living people Category:American male rowers Category:Rowers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic rowers for the United States Category:Sportspeople from Sarasota, Florida Category:Harvard Crimson rowers Category:21st-century American sportsmen Category:Rowers at the 2024 Summer Olympics