Mario Burke

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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]

FullnameMario Omar Burke
Born (1997-03-18) 18 March 1997 (age 29)
Bridgetown, Barbados
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
SportTrack and field
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Mario Burke
Mario Burke at the 2020 Gyulai Memorial in Szekesfehervar, Hungary
Personal information
Full nameMario Omar Burke
Born (1997-03-18) 18 March 1997 (age 29)
Bridgetown, Barbados
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event
Sprints
College teamHouston Cougars[1][2]
Coached byLeroy Burrell and Carl Lewis[1][2]
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Barbados
World Relays
Silver medal – second place2017 Nassau4×100 m relay
NACAC Championships
Silver medal – second place2018 Toronto4×100 m relay
CAC Games
Gold medal – first place2018 Barranquilla4×100 m relay
NACAC U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place2019 Querétaro100 m
World U20 Championships
Bronze medal – third place2016 Bydgoszcz100 m
CARIFTA Games (U20)
Gold medal – first place2015 Basseterre100 m
Gold medal – first place2015 Basseterre200 m
Silver medal – second place2016 St. George's100 m
Bronze medal – third place2016 St. George's4×100 m relay
CACAC Junior Championships (U18)
Silver medal – second place2012 San Salvador4×400 m relay
CARIFTA Games (U17)
Gold medal – first place2013 Nassau100 m
Silver medal – second place2013 Nassau200 m
Bronze medal – third place2012 Devonshire200 m
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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

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EventTimeWind (m/s)CompetitionVenueDateNotes
60 m6.55n/aNCAA Division I Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, Alabama, U.S.March 9, 2019
100 m9.98+1.3NCAA Division I ChampionshipsAustin, Texas, U.S.5 June 2019
9.95 w+3.2AAC ChampionshipsWichita, Kansas, U.S.12 May 2019Wind-assisted
200 m20.08+0.7NCAA Division I ChampionshipsAustin, Texas, U.S.5 June 2019
4×100 m relay38.17n/aNCAA Division I ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon, U.S.8 June 2018Former NCAAR[note 1][11]
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100 m seasonal bests

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YearTimeWind (m/s)VenueDate
201210.65+0.4San Salvador, El Salvador29 June
201310.49+0.3Donetsk, Ukraine11 July
10.47 w+3.5Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago2 March
201410.500.0St. Michael, Barbados9 March
201510.21+1.5Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis4 April
201610.26+0.2Bydgoszcz, Poland20 July
201710.17+0.2St. Michael, Barbados24 June
10.14 w+4.2Austin, Texas, U.S.25 May
201810.03+0.5Barranquilla, Colombia29 July
20199.95 w+3.2Wichita, Kansas, U.S.12 May
9.98+1.3Austin, Texas, U.S.5 June
2020 10.32 +0.3 Prairie View, Texas, U.S. 30 July
2021 10.32 +2.0 Miramar, Florida, U.S. 10 April
2022 10.54 +1.1 Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 24 June
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International championship results

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YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTimeWind (m/s)Notes
Representing  Barbados
2012CARIFTA 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/aPB
2013CARIFTA Games (U17)Nassau, Bahamas1st100 m10.61+0.5
2nd200 m21.42 w+2.2Wind-assisted
World Youth ChampionshipsDonetsk, Ukraine5th100 m10.51−0.4
2014CARIFTA Games (U18)Fort-de-France, MartiniqueDQ100 m——False start[12]
2015CARIFTA Games (U20)Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis1st100 m10.21+1.5PB
1st200 m21.51−0.6SB
World RelaysNassau, Bahamas2nd (final 2)4×100 m relay38.70n/aNR, PB
2016CARIFTA Games (U20)St. George's, Grenada2nd100 m10.29+1.4SB
4th200 m21.14 w+4.5Wind-assisted
3rd4×100 m relay40.97n/a
World U20 ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland3rd100 m10.26−0.2SB
4th (semi 3)4×100 m relay40.14n/aNU20R
2017World RelaysNassau, Bahamas2nd4×100 m relay39.18n/aSB
World ChampionshipsLondon, England6th (quarter 3)100 m10.420.0
8th (semi 1)4×100 m relay39.19n/a
2018CAC GamesBarranquilla, Columba4th100 m10.17+1.7
1st4×100 m relay38.41n/aNR
NACAC ChampionshipsToronto, Ontario, Canada4th (semi 2)100 m10.29+1.5
2nd4×100 m relay38.69n/a
2019NACAC U23 ChampionshipsQuerétaro, Mexico3rd100 m10.01+1.110.010 s CR[note 2]
DQ200 m——False start [14]
Pan American GamesLima, Peru14th100 m10.46−0.3
World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar31st100 m10.31+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 6.67 n/a
2024 World Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 9th (sf) 60 m 6.57 n/a
2025 NACAC Championships Freeport, Bahamas 4th 4 × 100 m relay 39.03 n/a
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National championship results

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

  1. [1]
    Shared with John Lewis III, Elijah Hall, and Cameron Burrell for the Houston Cougars.[11]
  2. [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]

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