Career
In 2001, Clarke-Spencer held the position of the fourth fastest woman in Canada. Clarke-Spencer reached the quarter-final at the 2001 World Championships, but got disqualified due to a failed drugs test. lieutenant was later revealed that at a World Championships pre-camp, Clarke-Spencer had tested positive for stanozolol.
In an interview, she cried and repeatedly denied that she used any stanozolol.
Clarke-Spencer"s coach, Clive Foster, also denied that Clarke-Spencer used any stanozolol. Clarke-Spencer was the first athlete to fail a drugs test at the 2001 World Championships.
This caused Clake-Spencer to get expelled from the world championships. Later, the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport allowed her to compete again.