Burkheart Ellis

Burkheart Ellis
	Ellis in 2016
Personal information
Born	18 September 1992; Raleigh, North Carolina, United States[1]
Education	St. Augustine's University[2]
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[3]
Weight	93 kg (205 lb)
Sport
Country	Barbados
Sport	Athletics
College team	St. Augustine's Falcons
Coached by	George Williams

Burkheart Steve Ellis Jr. (born 18 September 1992) is a Barbadian sprinter. He competed in the men's 200 metres at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[4]

His mother Sophia Ifill and father Burkheart Ellis Sr. (who represented Barbados) were both athletes.[1]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Barbados
2012	NACAC U23 Championships	Irapuato, Mexico	9th (h)	200 m	21.23
2012	NACAC U23 Championships	Irapuato, Mexico	7th	400 m	47.20
2013	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Morelia, Mexico	–	200 m	DNF
2014	NACAC U23 Championships	Kamloops, Canada	5th	400 m	47.10
2015	Pan American Games	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	17th (h)	200 m	20.70 (w)
	Pan American Games	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	4th	4 × 100 m relay	38.79
	NACAC Championships	San José, Costa Rica	10th (sf)	200 m	20.78
	NACAC Championships	San José, Costa Rica	3rd	4 × 100 m relay	38.55
2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	56th (h)	200 m	20.74
2017	IAAF World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	2nd	4 × 100 m relay	39.18
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	41st (h)	200 m	20.86
2018	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	13th (sf)	200 m	20.79
	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	5th	4 × 100 m relay	39.04
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Barranquilla, Colombia	8th (sf)	100 m	10.10¹
			11th (h)	200 m	20.92²
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	38.41
	NACAC Championships	Toronto, Canada	11th (h)	100 m	10.46
	NACAC Championships	Toronto, Canada	2nd	4 × 100 m relay	38.69

¹Disqualified in the final

²Disqualified in the semifinals

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"2018 CWG bio". Retrieved 27 April 2018.
"St. Augustine's University 2015 Roster". St. Augustine's University. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
Rio 2016 bio Archived 26 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine
"Burkheart Ellis". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.

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