Burkheart Ellis

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Burkheart Ellis
Burkheart Ellis 2016.jpg
Ellis in 2016
Personal information
Born (1992-09-18) 18 September 1992 (age 32)
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States [1]
Education St. Augustine's University [2]
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) [3]
Weight93 kg (205 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of Barbados.svg Barbados
Sport Athletics
College team St. Augustine's Falcons
Coached byGeorge Williams

Burkheart Steve Ellis Jr. (born 18 September 1992) is a Barbadian sprinter. Though he was born in the United States, he competed in the men's 200 metres at the 2016 Summer Olympics for Barbados. [4]

His mother Sophia Ifill and father Burkheart Ellis Sr. (who represented Barbados) were both athletes. [1]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados
2012 NACAC U23 Championships Irapuato, Mexico 9th (h)200 m 21.23
7th400 m 47.20
2013 Central American and Caribbean Championships Morelia, Mexico 200 m DNF
2014 NACAC U23 Championships Kamloops, Canada5th400 m 47.10
2015 Pan American Games Toronto, Ontario, Canada17th (h)200 m 20.70 (w)
4th4 × 100 m relay 38.79
NACAC Championships San José, Costa Rica 10th (sf)200 m 20.78
3rd4 × 100 m relay 38.55
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 56th (h)200 m 20.74
2017 IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 2nd4 × 100 m relay 39.18
World Championships London, United Kingdom 41st (h)200 m 20.86
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 13th (sf)200 m 20.79
5th4 × 100 m relay 39.04
Central American and Caribbean Games Barranquilla, Colombia 8th (sf)100 m 10.10 1
11th (h)200 m 20.92 2
1st4 × 100 m relay 38.41
NACAC Championships Toronto, Canada 11th (h)100 m 10.46
2nd4 × 100 m relay 38.69

1Disqualified in the final

2Disqualified in the semifinals

References

  1. 1 2 "2018 Commonwealth Games profile" . Retrieved 27 April 2018.[ dead link ]
  2. "St. Augustine's University 2015 Roster". St. Augustine's University. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  3. Rio 2016 bio Archived 26 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Burkheart Ellis". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.