Helen Barnett-Burkart
Helen Burkart ( Helen Catherine Burkart , née Barnett ; born May 13, 1958 in London ) is a former Swiss sprinter of British origin.
In 1982 she was starting for England at the Commonwealth Games in Brisbane ninth over 200 m .
At the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, she reached the semifinals over 400 m and came fourth with the British team in the 4 x 400 meter relay .
In 1986 she was eliminated over 400 m at the Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh in the preliminary run and at the European Athletics Championships in Stuttgart in the semi-finals.
As part of the Swiss 4 x 400 meter relay, she was eliminated from the 1992 Olympic Games . In the following year the Swiss quartet with the line-up Burkart, Regula Zürcher , Marquita Brillante and Kathrin Lüthi came in eighth at the World Athletics Championships in Stuttgart in 1993 and set the current national record with 3: 28.52 minutes.
In 1986 she married the sprinter Stefan Burkart , who died of cancer in 2020. Their son Nishan Burkart is a soccer player.
Best times
- 50 m (Halle): 6.56 s, January 27, 1991, St. Gallen
- 60 m (hall): 7.4 s, November 17, 1979, Cosford
- 100 m : 11.45 s, 26 August 1983, Brussels
- 200 m: 23.14 s, 17th July 1982, London
- Halle: 24.10 s, February 4, 1984, Vittel
- 400 m: 52.13 s, June 28, 1984, Oslo
Web links
- Athlete portrait at The Power of Ten
- Helen Barnett Burkart in the database of TOPS in athletics (English)
- Helen Barnett-Burkart in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Marco Ackermann: At first he went astray, then he ran Swiss records at an advanced age. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung , May 4, 2020.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Barnett-Burkart, Helen |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Burkart, Helen Catherine; Barnett, Helen |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British-Swiss sprinter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 13, 1958 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |