Mario Burke

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Mario Burke
Mario Burke at the 2020 Gyulai Memorial in Szekesfehervar, Hungary.jpg
Mario Burke at the 2020 Gyulai Memorial in Szekesfehervar, Hungary
Personal information
Full nameMario Omar Burke
Born (1997-03-18) 18 March 1997 (age 28)
Bridgetown, Barbados
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sport
Sport Track and field
Event Sprints
College team Houston Cougars [1] [2]
Coached by Leroy Burrell and Carl Lewis [1] [2]
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados
World Relays
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Nassau 4×100 m relay
NACAC Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Toronto 4×100 m relay
CAC Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Barranquilla 4×100 m relay
NACAC U23 Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Querétaro 100 m
World U20 Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Bydgoszcz 100 m
CARIFTA Games (U20)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Basseterre 100 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Basseterre 200 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 St. George's 100 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 St. George's 4×100 m relay
CACAC Junior Championships (U18)
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 San Salvador 4×400 m relay
CARIFTA Games (U17)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Nassau 100 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Nassau 200 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 Devonshire 200 m

Mario Omar Burke (born 18 March 1997) is a Barbadian sprinter. He currently attends the University of Houston. [1] Burke won a bronze medal in the 100 metres at 2016 World Junior Championships in Athletics. [3] [4] On June 24, 2017, Burke won the 100 metres race at the Barbados National Championships. [2] [5]

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He opened his 2019 season with a world-leading time of 6.56 seconds in the 60 meters at the Red Raider Invite meet. [6] [7] He went on to place second over the same distance at the NCAA Division I Indoor Championships with a new personal best time of 6.55 s.

On June 5, 2019, at the NCAA Division I Championships, he became the second Barbadian to break the 10-second barrier with a legal time of 9.98 s. [8] He had previously broken the 10-second barrier with a 9.95 s clocking at the American Athletic Conference Championships a few weeks earlier, but the race was wind-assisted.

Statistics

Information from IAAF profile or Track & Field Results Reporting System unless otherwise noted. [9] [10]

Personal bests

EventTimeWind (m/s)CompetitionVenueDateNotes
60 m 6.55n/a NCAA Division I Indoor Championships Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.March 9, 2019
100 m 9.98+1.3 NCAA Division I Championships Austin, Texas, U.S.5 June 2019
9.95 w +3.2 AAC Championships Wichita, Kansas, U.S.12 May 2019Wind-assisted
200 m 20.08+0.7 NCAA Division I Championships Austin, Texas, U.S.5 June 2019
4×100 m relay 38.17n/a NCAA Division I Championships Eugene, Oregon, U.S.8 June 2018Former NCAAR [note 1] [11]

100 m seasonal bests

YearTimeWind (m/s)VenueDate
201210.65+0.4 San Salvador, El Salvador29 June
201310.49+0.3 Donetsk, Ukraine11 July
10.47 w +3.5 Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago2 March
201410.500.0 St. Michael, Barbados9 March
201510.21+1.5 Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis4 April
201610.26+0.2 Bydgoszcz, Poland20 July
201710.17+0.2 St. Michael, Barbados24 June
10.14 w +4.2 Austin, Texas, U.S.25 May
201810.03+0.5 Barranquilla, Colombia29 July
20199.95 w +3.2 Wichita, Kansas, U.S.12 May
9.98+1.3 Austin, Texas, U.S.5 June
202010.32+0.3 Prairie View, Texas, U.S.30 July
202110.32+2.0 Miramar, Florida, U.S.10 April
202210.54+1.1 Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago24 June

International championship results

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTimeWind (m/s)Notes
Representing Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados
2012 CARIFTA Games (U17) Devonshire, Bermuda4th100 m10.71 w +3.6Wind-assisted
3rd200 m22.23−0.5
CACAC Junior Championships (U18) San Salvador, El Salvador7th100 m10.87−0.6
5th (semi 1)200 m23.08+0.4
2nd4×400 m relay3:14.31n/a PB
2013 CARIFTA Games (U17) Nassau, Bahamas1st100 m10.61+0.5
2nd200 m21.42 w +2.2Wind-assisted
World Youth Championships Donetsk, Ukraine5th 100 m 10.51−0.4
2014 CARIFTA Games (U18) Fort-de-France, Martinique DQ 100 m——False start [12]
2015 CARIFTA Games (U20) Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis1st100 m10.21+1.5 PB
1st200 m21.51−0.6 SB
World Relays Nassau, Bahamas2nd (final 2) 4×100 m relay 38.70n/a NR, PB
2016 CARIFTA Games (U20) St. George's, Grenada2nd100 m10.29+1.4 SB
4th200 m21.14 w +4.5Wind-assisted
3rd4×100 m relay40.97n/a
World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland3rd 100 m 10.26−0.2 SB
4th (semi 3) 4×100 m relay 40.14n/a NU20R
2017 World Relays Nassau, Bahamas2nd 4×100 m relay 39.18n/a SB
World Championships London, England6th (quarter 3) 100 m 10.420.0
8th (semi 1) 4×100 m relay 39.19n/a
2018 CAC Games Barranquilla, Columba4th 100 m 10.17+1.7
1st 4×100 m relay 38.41n/a NR
NACAC Championships Toronto, Ontario, Canada4th (semi 2) 100 m 10.29+1.5
2nd 4×100 m relay 38.69n/a
2019 NACAC U23 Championships Querétaro, Mexico3rd100 m10.01+1.110.010 s CR [note 2]
DQ 200 m——False start [14]
Pan American Games Lima, Peru14th 100 m 10.46−0.3
World Championships Doha, Qatar31st 100 m 10.31+0.1
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 59th (h) 100 m 15.81+0.8
2022 World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 16th (sf) 60 m 6.67n/a
2024 World Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 9th (sf) 60 m 6.57n/a
2025 NACAC Championships Freeport, Bahamas 4th 4 × 100 m relay 39.03n/a

National championship results

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTimeWind (m/s)Notes
2012Barbados Championships Bridgetown, Barbados2nd100 m10.81−0.9 PB
5th200 m21.77−0.5 PB
2013Barbados Championships Bridgetown, Barbados7th100 m10.62+0.1
2015Barbados Championships Bridgetown, Barbados4th100 m10.39+1.7
Representing the Houston Cougars
2016 NCAA Division I Championships Eugene, Oregon, U.S.2nd4×100 m relay38.44n/a PB
2017 NCAA Division I Indoor Championships College Town, Texas, U.S.7th60 m6.66n/a
NCAA Division I Championships Eugene, Oregon, U.S.15th100 m10.19+1.3 PB
1st4×100 m relay38.34n/a PB
Barbados Championships Bridgetown, Barbados1st100 m10.17+0.2 PB
3rd200 m20.60+1.3 PB
2018 NCAA Division I Indoor Championships College Station, Texas, U.S.13th4×400 m relay3:08.86n/a
NCAA Division I Championships Eugene, Oregon, U.S.8th100 m10.41−0.9
1st4×100 m relay38.17n/a NCAAR, PB [11]
5th4×400 m relay3:04.03n/a PB
Barbados Championships Bridgetown, Barbados1st100 m10.27−0.2
2nd200 m20.68+0.4
2019 NCAA Division I Indoor Championships Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.2nd60 m6.55n/a PB
NCAA Division I Championships Austin, Texas, U.S.6th100 m10.06+0.8
4th200 m20.11+0.8
Barbados Championships Bridgetown, Barbados1st100 m10.24+0.2

Notes

  1. ↑ Shared with John Lewis III, Elijah Hall, and Cameron Burrell for the Houston Cougars. [11]
  2. ↑ The top three finishers, including Mario Burke, finished with a rounded up time of 10.01 s; Waseem Williams (10.002 s) placed ahead of Samson Colebrooke (10.004 s) who placed ahead of Mario Burke (10.010 s) as determined by the thousandths of a second measurements. [13]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Peter Scamardo (21 October 2015). "Freshman preparing for greatness in new country". thedailycougar.com. The Daily Cougar . Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 Ezra Stuart (25 June 2017). "Burke and Bailey faster than the rest". nationnews.com. NationNews Barbados. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  3. ↑ "Houston freshman Burke sprints to bronze medal at IAAF World U20 Championships". chron.com. Houston Chronicle. 20 July 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  4. ↑ Cathal Dennehy (20 July 2016). "Report: men's 100m – IAAF World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz 2016". iaaf.org. IAAF . Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  5. ↑ Joseph Duarte (24 June 2017). "UH's Mario Burke wins 100 meters at Barbados National Championships". chron.com. Houston Chronicle . Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  6. ↑ "The Weekend Results Roundup — January 21". trackandfieldnews.com. Track & Field News. 21 January 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  7. ↑ Jermaine Wright (18 January 2019). "Mario Burke clocks fastest 60m in NCAA, second fastest in Houston University's history". sayfcarib.com. Sports At Your Fingertips. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  8. ↑ Sherrylyn Toppin (5 June 2019). "Burke, Jones in NCAA finals". nationnews.com. NationNews. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  9. ↑ "MARIO BURKE ATHLETE PROFILE". iaaf.org. IAAF . Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  10. ↑ "MARIO BURKE HOUSTON". tfrrs.org. Track & Field Results Reporting System. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  11. 1 2 3 William Grundy (9 June 2018). "Houston Repeats NCAA 4x100 Title In 38.17 Collegiate Record!". milesplit.com. MileSplit. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  12. ↑ "Defending champs enter last day of Carifta games with 47 medals". jamaicaobserver.com. The Jamaica Observer. 20 April 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  13. ↑ "Campeonato NACAC Sub18 y Sub23 2019 - 05/07/2019 to 07/07/2019" (PDF). fmaa.mx. Fed Mx de Asoc Atletismo Athletic Club. 5 July 2019. p. 10. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  14. ↑ "Campeonato NACAC Sub18 y Sub23 2019 - 05/07/2019 to 07/07/2019" (PDF). fmaa.mx. Fed Mx de Asoc Atletismo Athletic Club. 7 July 2019. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 November 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
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