Marian Burnett

Marian Joan Burnett (born 22 February 1976 in Linden) is a female middle-distance runner from Guyana who specialises in the 800 metres. She competed in the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympic Games, reaching the second heat of the 800 metres on both occasions.[1]

Marian Burnett
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Guyana
Pan American Games
2003 Santo Domingo800 m
South American Championships
2007 São Paulo800 m
2007 São Paulo1500 m

She won her first international medal at the 1999 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics, where she finished third in the 1500 metres.[2] She went to study at Louisiana State University and, representing the LSU Lady Tigers track and field team, she took the 800 m NCAA indoor title in 2002.[3] She competed for Guyana at the 2003 Pan American Games and after initially finishing third in the 800 m, she was promoted to the silver medal after event winner Letitia Vriesde was disqualified for excessive caffeine use.[4]

The following year she took part in the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships and also reached the semi-finals of the women's 800 m at the 2004 Athens Olympics. She attended the 2005 World Championships in Athletics but failed to progress beyond the heats. In 2006, after another appearance on the World Indoor stage, she reached the semi-finals of the 2006 Commonwealth Games.[5] She went on to win her first continental title the next year, beating all opposition in the 800 m for a gold medal at the 2007 South American Championships in Athletics,[6] and also won a silver medal in the 1500 m with a national record time.[7] She reached the semi-finals of her event at the 2007 World Championships a few months later.[5]

Burnett set an indoor national record of 2:02.27 for the 800 m at the 2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships, although this was not enough to reach the final. She made her second Olympic appearance at the 2008 Beijing Games, being eliminated in the heats, and reached the semi-finals at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics.[5]

Competition record
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Guyana
1999 Central American and Caribbean Championships Bridgetown, Barbados 3rd 1500 m 4:35.56
2001 Central American and Caribbean Championships Guatemala City, Guatemala 4th 800 m 2:08.29
2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester, United Kingdom 10th (sf) 800 m 2:03.52
2003 Pan American Games Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 2nd 800 m 2:03.58
2004 World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 11th (h) 800 m 2:04.48 (iNR)
Olympic Games Athens, Greece 22nd (sf) 800 m 2:02.21
2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 33rd (h) 800 m 2:09.88
2006 World Indoor Championships Moscow, Russia 19th (h) 800 m 2:07.18
Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia 15th (sf) 800 m 2:07.13
Central American and Caribbean Games Cartagena, Colombia 4th 800 m 2:06.20
2007 South American Championships São Paulo, Brazil 1st 800 m 2:03.57
2nd 1500 m 4:20.69 (NR)
Pan American Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 4th 800 m 2:00.40
4th 1500 m 4:17.91 (NR)
World Championships Osaka, Japan 20th (sf) 800 m 2:01.02
2008 World Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 8th (sf) 800 m 2:02.27 (iNR)
Olympic Games Beijing, China 23rd (h) 800 m 2:02.02
2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany 21st (sf) 800 m 2:02.75
2010 Central American and Caribbean Games Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 3rd 800 m 2:04.45
4th 1500 m 4:22.56

Personal bests
Event Time (min) Venue Date
400 m53.76Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States21 May 2007
800 m1:59.47Palo Alto, California, United States31 May 2004
800 m (indoor)2:02.27Valencia, Spain8 March 2008
1500 m4:17.91Rio de Janeiro, Brazil27 July 2007
  • All information taken from IAAF profile.


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References
  1. "Marian Burnett Biography and Olympic Results | Olympics at". Sports-reference.com. 1976-02-22. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2010-06-02.
  2. Central American and Caribbean Championships (Women). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-07-25.
  3. NCAA Division I Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-07-25.
  4. Grimes fails drugs test. BBC Sport (2003-08-13). Retrieved on 2010-07-25.
  5. Burnett, Marian Biography. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-07-25.
  6. Biscayart, Eduardo (2007-06-09). 6.91 Long Jump victory for Maggi over Costa - South American Championships Day Two. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-07-25.
  7. Biscayart, Eduardo (2007-06-10). 14.57 Area Triple Jump Record for Costa as South American Champs finish. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-07-25.
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