Mario Burke
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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| Full name | Mario Omar Burke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Barbadian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 March 1997 Bridgetown, Barbados | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Houston, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Sprints | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Houston Cougars[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Leroy Burrell and Carl Lewis[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
| Event | Time | Wind (m/s) | Competition | Venue | Date | Notes |
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| 60 m | 6.55 | n/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 2019 | Wind-assisted | |
| 200 m | 20.08 | +0.7 | NCAA Division I Championships | Austin, Texas, U.S. | 5 June 2019 | |
| 4×100 m relay | 38.17 | n/a | NCAA Division I Championships | Eugene, Oregon, U.S. | 8 June 2018 | Former NCAAR[note 1][11] |
100 m seasonal bests
| Year | Time | Wind (m/s) | Venue | Date |
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| 2012 | 10.65 | +0.4 | San Salvador, El Salvador | 29 June |
| 2013 | 10.49 | +0.3 | Donetsk, Ukraine | 11 July |
| 10.47 w | +3.5 | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | 2 March | |
| 2014 | 10.50 | 0.0 | St. Michael, Barbados | 9 March |
| 2015 | 10.21 | +1.5 | Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis | 4 April |
| 2016 | 10.26 | +0.2 | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 20 July |
| 2017 | 10.17 | +0.2 | St. Michael, Barbados | 24 June |
| 10.14 w | +4.2 | Austin, Texas, U.S. | 25 May | |
| 2018 | 10.03 | +0.5 | Barranquilla, Colombia | 29 July |
| 2019 | 9.95 w | +3.2 | Wichita, Kansas, U.S. | 12 May |
| 9.98 | +1.3 | Austin, Texas, U.S. | 5 June |
International championship results
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Wind | Notes |
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| 2012 | CARIFTA Games (U17) | Devonshire, Bermuda | 4th | 100 m | 10.71 w | +3.6 | Wind-assisted |
| 3rd | 200 m | 22.23 | −0.5 | ||||
| CACAC Junior Championships (U18) | San Salvador, El Salvador | 7th | 100 m | 10.87 | −0.6 | ||
| 5th (semi 1) | 200 m | 23.08 | +0.4 | ||||
| 2nd | 4×400 m relay | 3:14.31 | n/a | PB | |||
| 2013 | CARIFTA Games (U17) | Nassau, Bahamas | 1st | 100 m | 10.61 | +0.5 | |
| 2nd | 200 m | 21.42 w | +2.2 | Wind-assisted | |||
| World Youth Championships | Donetsk, Ukraine | 5th | 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 Nevis | 1st | 100 m | 10.21 | +1.5 | PB |
| 1st | 200 m | 21.51 | −0.6 | SB | |||
| World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 2nd (final 2) | 4×100 m relay | 38.70 | n/a | NR, PB | |
| 2016 | CARIFTA Games (U20) | St. George's, Grenada | 2nd | 100 m | 10.29 | +1.4 | SB |
| 4th | 200 m | 21.14 w | +4.5 | Wind-assisted | |||
| 3rd | 4×100 m relay | 40.97 | n/a | ||||
| World U20 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 3rd | 100 m | 10.26 | −0.2 | SB | |
| 4th (semi 3) | 4×100 m relay | 40.14 | n/a | NU20R | |||
| 2017 | World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 2nd | 4×100 m relay | 39.18 | n/a | SB |
| World Championships | London, England | 6th (quarter 3) | 100 m | 10.42 | 0.0 | ||
| 8th (semi 1) | 4×100 m relay | 39.19 | n/a | ||||
| 2018 | CAC Games | Barranquilla, Columba | 4th | 100 m | 10.17 | +1.7 | |
| 1st | 4×100 m relay | 38.41 | n/a | NR | |||
| NACAC Championships | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | 4th (semi 2) | 100 m | 10.29 | +1.5 | ||
| 2nd | 4×100 m relay | 38.69 | n/a | ||||
| 2019 | NACAC U23 Championships | Querétaro, Mexico | 3rd | 100 m | 10.01 | +1.1 | 10.010 s CR[note 2] |
| DQ | 200 m | — | — | False start [14] | |||
| Pan American Games | Lima, Peru | 14th | 100 m | 10.46 | −0.3 | ||
| World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 31st | 100 m | 10.31 | +0.1 | ||
National championship results
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Wind | Notes |
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| 2012 | Barbados Championships | Bridgetown, Barbados | 2nd | 100 m | 10.81 | −0.9 | PB |
| 5th | 200 m | 21.77 | −0.5 | PB | |||
| 2013 | Barbados Championships | Bridgetown, Barbados | 7th | 100 m | 10.62 | +0.1 | |
| 2015 | Barbados Championships | Bridgetown, Barbados | 4th | 100 m | 10.39 | +1.7 | |
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| 2016 | NCAA Division I Championships | Eugene, Oregon, U.S. | 2nd | 4×100 m relay | 38.44 | n/a | PB |
| 2017 | NCAA Division I Indoor Championships | College Town, Texas, U.S. | 7th | 60 m | 6.66 | n/a | |
| NCAA Division I Championships | Eugene, Oregon, U.S. | 15th | 100 m | 10.19 | +1.3 | PB | |
| 1st | 4×100 m relay | 38.34 | n/a | PB | |||
| Barbados Championships | Bridgetown, Barbados | 1st | 100 m | 10.17 | +0.2 | PB | |
| 3rd | 200 m | 20.60 | +1.3 | PB | |||
| 2018 | NCAA Division I Indoor Championships | College Station, Texas, U.S. | 13th | 4×400 m relay | 3:08.86 | n/a | |
| NCAA Division I Championships | Eugene, Oregon, U.S. | 8th | 100 m | 10.41 | −0.9 | ||
| 1st | 4×100 m relay | 38.17 | n/a | NCAAR, PB[11] | |||
| 5th | 4×400 m relay | 3:04.03 | n/a | PB | |||
| Barbados Championships | Bridgetown, Barbados | 1st | 100 m | 10.27 | −0.2 | ||
| 2nd | 200 m | 20.68 | +0.4 | ||||
| 2019 | NCAA Division I Indoor Championships | Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. | 2nd | 60 m | 6.55 | n/a | PB |
| NCAA Division I Championships | Austin, Texas, U.S. | 6th | 100 m | 10.06 | +0.8 | ||
| 4th | 200 m | 20.11 | +0.8 | ||||
| Barbados Championships | Bridgetown, Barbados | 1st | 100 m | 10.24 | +0.2 | ||
Notes
- Shared with John Lewis III, Elijah Hall, and Cameron Burrell for the Houston Cougars.[11]
- 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
- Peter Scamardo (21 October 2015). "Freshman preparing for greatness in new country". thedailycougar.com. The Daily Cougar. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- Ezra Stuart (25 June 2017). "Burke and Bailey faster than the rest". nationnews.com. NationNews Barbados. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- "Houston freshman Burke sprints to bronze medal at IAAF World U20 Championships". chron.com. Houston Chronicle. 20 July 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- Cathal Dennehy (20 July 2016). "Report: men's 100m – IAAF World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz 2016". iaaf.org. IAAF. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- Joseph Duarte (24 June 2017). "UH's Mario Burke wins 100 meters at Barbados National Championships". chron.com. Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
- "The Weekend Results Roundup — January 21". trackandfieldnews.com. Track & Field News. 21 January 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- 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.
- Sherrylyn Toppin (5 June 2019). "Burke, Jones in NCAA finals". nationnews.com. NationNews. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- "MARIO BURKE ATHLETE PROFILE". iaaf.org. IAAF. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- "MARIO BURKE HOUSTON". tfrrs.org. Track & Field Results Reporting System. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- William Grundy (9 June 2018). "Houston Repeats NCAA 4x100 Title In 38.17 Collegiate Record!". milesplit.com. MileSplit. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- "Defending champs enter last day of Carifta games with 47 medals". jamaicaobserver.com. The Jamaica Observer. 20 April 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- "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.
- "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.
External links
- Mario Burke on Twitter
- Mario Burke at World Athletics
- Mario Burke profile at TFRRS
- Mario Burke bio at Houston Cougars
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