Marian Burnett

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Marian Burnett
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana
Pan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2003 Santo Domingo 800 m
South American Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 São Paulo 800 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2007 São Paulo 1500 m

Marian Joan Burnett (born 22 February 1976 in Linden) is a female middle-distance runner from Guyana who specialises in the 800 metres. She competed in the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympic Games, reaching the second heat of the 800 metres on both occasions. [1]

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She won her first international medal at the 1999 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics, where she finished third in the 1500 metres. [2] She went to study at Louisiana State University and, representing the LSU Lady Tigers track and field team, she took the 800 m NCAA indoor title in 2002. [3] She competed for Guyana at the 2003 Pan American Games and after initially finishing third in the 800 m, she was promoted to the silver medal after event winner Letitia Vriesde was disqualified for excessive caffeine use. [4]

The following year she took part in the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships and also reached the semi-finals of the women's 800 m at the 2004 Athens Olympics. She attended the 2005 World Championships in Athletics but failed to progress beyond the heats. In 2006, after another appearance on the World Indoor stage, she reached the semi-finals of the 2006 Commonwealth Games. [5] She went on to win her first continental title the next year, beating all opposition in the 800 m for a gold medal at the 2007 South American Championships in Athletics, [6] and also won a silver medal in the 1500 m with a national record time. [7] She reached the semi-finals of her event at the 2007 World Championships a few months later. [5]

Burnett set an indoor national record of 2:02.27 for the 800 m at the 2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships, although this was not enough to reach the final. She made her second Olympic appearance at the 2008 Beijing Games, being eliminated in the heats, and reached the semi-finals at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics. [5]

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana
1998 Central American and Caribbean Games Maracaibo, Venezuela 12th (h)800 m 2:14.58
6th1500 m 4:44.71
1999 Central American and Caribbean Championships Bridgetown, Barbados 3rd1500 m4:35.56
2001 Central American and Caribbean Championships Guatemala City, Guatemala 4th800 m 2:08.29
2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester, United Kingdom 10th (sf)800 m 2:03.52
2003 Pan American Games Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 2nd800 m 2:03.58
2004 World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 11th (h)800 m 2:04.48 (iNR)
Olympic Games Athens, Greece 22nd (sf)800 m 2:02.21
2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 33rd (h)800 m 2:09.88
2006 World Indoor Championships Moscow, Russia 19th (h)800 m 2:07.18
Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia 15th (sf)800 m 2:07.13
Central American and Caribbean Games Cartagena, Colombia 4th800 m 2:06.20
2007 South American Championships São Paulo, Brazil 1st800 m2:03.57
2nd1500 m4:20.69 (NR)
Pan American Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 4th800 m 2:00.40
4th1500 m 4:17.91 (NR)
World Championships Osaka, Japan 20th (sf)800 m 2:01.02
2008 World Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 8th (sf)800 m 2:02.27 (iNR)
Olympic Games Beijing, China 23rd (h)800 m 2:02.02
2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany 21st (sf)800 m 2:02.75
2010 Central American and Caribbean Games Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 3rd800 m 2:04.45
4th1500 m 4:22.56

Personal bests

EventTime (min)VenueDate
400 m 53.76 Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States21 May 2007
800 m 1:59.47 Palo Alto, California, United States31 May 2004
800 m (indoor)2:02.27 Valencia, Spain 8 March 2008
1500 m 4:17.91 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil27 July 2007


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References

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