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.


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