'''Clarke Briar Beard''' (November_29, 1884 - November, 1978) was an American athlete who competed in the 1908_Summer_Olympics in London. In the 800 metres, Beard won a close race in the first round. His time was 1:59.2. In the final, Beard was disqualified.{{cite web| url=http://www.sporting-heroes.net/athletics-heroes/stats_athletics/olympics/1908_m.asp| title=1908 Olympic Games Men's Results| work=sporting-heroes.net| accessdate=2006-07-23}} ==References== ===Notes===
===Sources=== * {{cite book | last = Cook | first = Theodore Andrea | year = 1908 | title = The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report | publisher = British Olympic Association | location = London}} * {{cite web | last = De Wael | first = Herman | year = 2001 | url = http://users.skynet.be/hermandw/olymp/ath1908.html | title = Athletics 1908 | work = Herman's Full Olympians | accessdate = 29 July | accessyear = 2006}} * {{cite web | last = Wudarski | first = Pawel | year = 1999 | url = http://olympic.w.interia.pl/ | title = Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich | accessdate = 29 July | accessyear = 2006}} {{Pl icon}} {{US-athletics-bio-stub}} Beard, Clarke Beard, Clarke Beard, Clarke Beard, Clarke Beard, Clarke {{Persondata |NAME=Beard, Clarke Briar |ALTERNATIVE NAMES= |SHORT DESCRIPTION=American athlete |DATE OF BIRTH=29_November 1884 |PLACE OF BIRTH= |DATE OF DEATH=1978 |PLACE OF DEATH=Garner, Iowa }}