Helen Barnett-Burkart

Helen Catherine Burkart (née Barnett, born 13 May 1958) is a retired British sprinter. As Helen Barnett, she competed in the women's 400 metres at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[1] She represented England in the 200 metres event, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[2] Four years later she represented England in the 400 metres event, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[3][4] She married the Swiss sprinter Stefan Burkart in 1986, and went on to represent Switzerland at the 1992 Summer Olympics in the women's 4 × 400 metres relay.[1]

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Great Britain /  England
1982 Commonwealth Games Brisbane, Australia 9th 200 m 23.57
1984 Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States 12th (sf) 400m 52.26
4th 4 × 400 m 3:25.51
1986 Commonwealth Games Edinburgh, United Kingdom 9th (h) 400 m 54.29
European Championships Stuttgart, Germany 10th (sf) 400 m 52.47
Representing   Switzerland
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 9th (h) 4 × 400 m 3:31.26
1993 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 8th 4 × 400 m 3:28.52

Helen Barnett-Burkart
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1958-05-13) 13 May 1958
London, England
Sport
SportSprinting
Event(s)400 metres
ClubCroydon Harriers

Personal life

Barnett married Stefan Burkart, who represented Switzerland at the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics. Their son Nishan Burkart is a footballer and a youth international with the Switzerland national under-20 football team.[5]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Helen Barnett-Burkart Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  2. "1982 Athletes". Team England.
  3. "1986 Athletes". Team England.
  4. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. Binz, Simon (4 May 2020). "Ex-Sprinter Stefan Burkart im Alter von 62 Jahren verstorben" [Ex-sprinter Stefan Burkart dies at the age of 62]. Nau.ch (in German). Zürich. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
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