Taymir Burnet

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Taymir Burnet
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Burnet at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in Munich
Personal information
Born (1992-10-01) 1 October 1992 (age 33)
Willemstad, Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles
Sport
Country Netherlands
Sport Track and field
Events 60 metres, 100 metres, 200 metres
ClubRotterdam Atletiek
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking
  • No. 30 (200 m)
  • No. 53 (100 m)
  • No. 535 (overall)
Personal bests
  • 60 m: 6.51 s  i (2026, NR )
  • 100 m: 10.09 s (2024)
  • 150 m: 15.28 s (2024, NB )
  • 200 m: 20.30 s (2024)
  • 300 m: 32.29 s (2024)
  • 400 m: 46.51 s  i (2022)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2025 Tokyo 4 × 100 m relay
World Indoor Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Belgrade 4 × 400 m relay
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Rome 4 × 100 m relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Berlin 4 × 100 m relay

Taymir Burnet (born 1 October 1992) is a Dutch track and field athlete who competes in sprinting. He represented the Netherlands at multiple major championships including the 2020 and 2024 Olympic Games. He holds the Dutch record in the 60 metres with a time of 6.51 seconds set on 21 February 2026 and has a Dutch best performance in the 150 metres.

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In relays, Burnet won bronze medals at the 2022 World Indoor Championships and the 2025 World Championships. He holds Dutch records in the 4 × 100 metres relay with a time of 37.81 seconds set on 21 September 2025 and 4 × 200 metres relay with a time of 1:20.86 minutes set on 4 September 2021.

Career

He was a bronze medalist in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2018 European Athletics Championships in Berlin, Germany. [1]

He won the Dutch national title over 200 metres at the Dutch Athletics Championships in August 2020. [2] Burnet represented Netherlands at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, competing in the 200 metres, reaching the semi-finals. [3]

He was a bronze medalist in the men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Belgrade, Serbia. [4] He ran at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in the 4 × 100 metres relay event finishing fourth. [5] He competed in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2022 World Athletics Championships. [6]

He finished fourth in the 200 metres at the 2023 European Athletics Team Championships. [7] At the Championships, he also competed in the 4 × 100 metres relay. [8] In 2023, he was selected for the 200 metres and also included with the Dutch relay pool for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest. [9]

He ran in the semi-final for the Dutch 4 × 400 metres team that would go on and win the bronze medal at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow, Scotland. [10] He then ran as part of the Dutch 4 × 100 metres relay team at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas in May 2024. [11] He was a silver medalist at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in the 4 × 100 metres relay in Rome in June 2024. [12] Later that month, he was runner-up in the 100 metres at the Dutch Athletics Championships. [13] He competed in the men's 4 × 100 m relay at the 2024 Olympic Games. [14]

In February 2025, he finished runner-up at the Dutch Indoor Athletics Championships over 60 metres. [15] He finished eighth in the final of the 60 metres at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn. [16] He competed at the 2025 World Athletics Relays in China in the Men's 4 × 100 metres relay in May 2025. [17] Alongside Xavi Mo-Ajok, Nsikak Ekpo and Elvis Afrifa he was part of the Dutch 4 × 100 metres team which set a new national record of 37.87 seconds to win the 2025 European Athletics Team Championships First Division in Madrid on 28 June. [18]

In February 2026, he set a new Dutch national record in the 60 metres of 6.51 seconds, whilst competing in Apeldoorn. [19]

Personal bests

Information from his World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted. [20]

Individual events

Personal best times for individual events
EventTimeLocationDateRecordNotes
60 metres 6.51  i Apeldoorn, Netherlands21 February 2026 NR [21]
100 metres 9.98  w La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland30 June 2019 Wind assistance: +3.5 m/s
10.09 Potchefstroom, South Africa14 February 2024(Wind: +1.9 m/s)
150 metres 15.28 Willemstad, Curaçao28 April 2024 NB (Wind: -0.5 m/s)
200 metres long track20.07  w La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland14 August 2021 Wind assistance: +2.1 m/s
20.30 Potchefstroom, South Africa14 February 2024(Wind: +0.0 m/s)
short track20.92  i Ostrava, Czech Republic3 February 2022
300 metres 32.29 Pretoria, South Africa17 February 2024
400 metres long track47.60 Hengelo, Netherlands6 June 2022
short track46.51  i Apeldoorn, Netherlands26 February 2022Burnet's outright 400 m best

Team events

Personal best times for team events
EventTimeLocationDateRecordNotes
4 × 100 metres relay 37.81 Tokyo, Japan21 September 2025 NR Teamed with Nsikak Ekpo, Xavi Mo-Ajok, and Elvis Afrifa. Burnet ran the second leg.
4 × 200 metres relay 1:20.86 Rotterdam, Netherlands4 September 2021 NR Teamed with Churandy Martina, Hensley Paulina, and Xavi Mo-Ajok. Burnet ran the first leg. [22]
4 × 400 metres relay short track3:06.47  i Glasgow, United Kingdom3 March 2024Teamed with Isaya Klein Ikkink, Tony van Diepen, and Ramsey Angela. Brunet ran the first leg.

Competition results

International competitions

Achievements in international competitions representing the Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
YearCompetitionLocationPositionEventTimeNotes
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom11th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 38.66
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany21st (sf) 200 m 20.84 NR
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 38.03
2019 World Relays Yokohama, Japan10th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 38.67
World Championships Doha, Qatar17th (sf) 100 m 10.18
12th (sf) 200 m 20.34 PB
– 4 × 100 m relay DQ
2021 World Relays Chorzów, Poland– 4 × 100 m relay DNF
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan22nd (sf) 200 m 20.90
– 4 × 100 m relay DNF
2022 World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:06.90
World Championships Eugene, United States13th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 39.07
European Championships Munich, Germany10th (sf) 200 m 20.44
4th 4 × 100 m relay 38.25
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary19th (sf) 200 m 20.65
– 4 × 100 m relay DNF
2024 World Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom3rd (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:06.47 NR
European Championships Rome, Italy16th (sf) 100 m 10.33
23rd (sf) 200 m 21.02
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 38.46
Olympic Games Paris, France12th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 38.48
2025 European Indoor Championships Apeldoorn, Netherlands8th 60 m 6.66
World Championships Tokyo, Japan26th (h) 100 m 10.21
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 37.81 NR

References

  1. ↑ "European Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 6 August 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  2. ↑ "Dutch Championships". World Athletics. 29 August 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  3. ↑ "Tokyo Olympics: Athletics - Men's 200m results". BBC Sport. 3 August 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  4. ↑ "World Athletics Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 18 March 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  5. ↑ "Estafettesprinters na vierde plaats: 'Frustrerend, maar ook trots'". NOS (in Dutch). 21 August 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  6. ↑ "Men's 4x100m Relay Results: World Athletics Championships 2022". Watch Athletics. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  7. ↑ "European Team Championships". World Athletics. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  8. ↑ "European Team Championships". 25 June 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  9. ↑ "Hassan and Bol feature on Dutch team for WCH Budapest 23". World Athletics. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  10. ↑ "World Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 1 March 2025. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  11. ↑ "Men 4x100m Results - World Athletics Relays Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  12. ↑ "European Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  13. ↑ "Dutch Championships". World Athletics. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  14. ↑ "Men's 4 x 100 Metres Relay - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  15. ↑ "Dutch Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 28 February 2025. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  16. ↑ "European Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 8 March 2025. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  17. ↑ "Men's 4x100 Metres Relay - World Athletics Relays Championships 2025". Watch Athletics. 11 May 2025. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  18. ↑ Broadbent, Chris (28 June 2025). "Double Dutch! The Netherlands win men's and women's 4x100m races with national records". Eurorpean Athletics. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  19. ↑ "Mondiaux d'athlétisme en salle - Simon Verherstraeten bat le record de Belgique du 60 m vieux de 41 ans et verra Torun". Starsporttv.be (in French). 21 February 2026. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  20. ↑ "Taymir Burnet", World Athletics. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  21. ↑ "Sprinter Burnet scherpt Nederlands indoorrecord op 60 meter tweemaal aan" (in Dutch), NOS , 21 February 2026. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  22. ↑ "Baanrecords mannen" (in Dutch), p. 10, Royal Dutch Athletics Federation, 12 February 2026. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
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