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]

Mario Burke
Mario Burke at the 2020 Gyulai Memorial in Szekesfehervar, Hungary
Personal information
Full nameMario Omar Burke
NationalityBarbadian
Born (1997-03-18) 18 March 1997
Bridgetown, Barbados
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)Sprints
College teamHouston Cougars[1][2]
Coached byLeroy Burrell and Carl Lewis[1][2]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Barbados
World Relays
Silver medal – second place 2017 Nassau4×100 m relay
NACAC Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Toronto4×100 m relay
CAC Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Barranquilla4×100 m relay
NACAC U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Querétaro100 m
World U20 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Bydgoszcz100 m
CARIFTA Games (U20)
Gold medal – first place 2015 Basseterre100 m
Gold medal – first place 2015 Basseterre200 m
Silver medal – second place 2016 St. George's100 m
Bronze medal – third place 2016 St. George's4×100 m relay
CACAC Junior Championships (U18)
Silver medal – second place 2012 San Salvador4×400 m relay
CARIFTA Games (U17)
Gold medal – first place 2013 Nassau100 m
Silver medal – second place 2013 Nassau200 m
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Devonshire200 m

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
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]

100 m seasonal bests
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

International championship results
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

National championship results
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

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

References
  1. Peter Scamardo (21 October 2015). "Freshman preparing for greatness in new country". thedailycougar.com. The Daily Cougar. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  2. Ezra Stuart (25 June 2017). "Burke and Bailey faster than the rest". nationnews.com. NationNews Barbados. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  3. "Houston freshman Burke sprints to bronze medal at IAAF World U20 Championships". chron.com. Houston Chronicle. 20 July 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  4. Cathal Dennehy (20 July 2016). "Report: men's 100m – IAAF World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz 2016". iaaf.org. IAAF. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  5. Joseph Duarte (24 June 2017). "UH's Mario Burke wins 100 meters at Barbados National Championships". chron.com. Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  6. "The Weekend Results Roundup — January 21". trackandfieldnews.com. Track & Field News. 21 January 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  7. 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.
  8. Sherrylyn Toppin (5 June 2019). "Burke, Jones in NCAA finals". nationnews.com. NationNews. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  9. "MARIO BURKE ATHLETE PROFILE". iaaf.org. IAAF. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  10. "MARIO BURKE HOUSTON". tfrrs.org. Track & Field Results Reporting System. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  11. William Grundy (9 June 2018). "Houston Repeats NCAA 4x100 Title In 38.17 Collegiate Record!". milesplit.com. MileSplit. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  12. "Defending champs enter last day of Carifta games with 47 medals". jamaicaobserver.com. The Jamaica Observer. 20 April 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  13. "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.
  14. "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.
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