Career
Clement was an Olympic 1500 m finalist coming fifth at the 1976 Games in Montreal in a time of 3:39.65. He was also fourth in the 1978 in Edmonton. Clement improved the British record for 1,500 metres in 1974 to 3:37.4.
He set British mile records of 3:54.95 in 1975 and 3:54.2 in 1978.
Clement recorded his fastest time for 1,500 of 3:35.66 in 1978. His other personal bests included: 800 metres – 1:45.76.
1,000 metres - 2:19.81 (1975). 2,000 metres - 5:02.8 (1978).
After retiring from competitive athletics, Clement worked for 26 years for Glasgow City Council, where he was race director of the Glasgow Women"s 10,000m.