Marc Burns

Trinidad and Tobago sprinter

Marc Burns
Marc Burns (right) in Berlin 2009
Personal information
NationalityTrinidad and Tobago
Born (1983-01-07) 7 January 1983 (age 41)[1]
Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Weight84 kg (185 lb)[1]
Sport
SportRunning
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100m: 9.96
200m: 20.57
Medal record
Men’s athletics
Representing  Trinidad and Tobago
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing 4×100 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2012 London 4 x 100 m relay
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2001 Edmonton 4 x 100 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2005 Helsinki 4 x 100 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2009 Berlin 4 x 100 m relay
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2003 Santo Domingo 4 x 100 m relay
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Melbourne 100 m
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Glasgow 4 x 100 m relay
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2002 Kingston 100 m
Pan American Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2001 Santa Fe 100 m
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Santa Fe 4x100 m relay
CAC Junior Championships (U20)
Silver medal – second place 2000 San Juan 4x100 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2002 Bridgetown 100 m
CAC Junior Championships (U17)
Silver medal – second place 1998 George Town 200 m
Silver medal – second place 1998 George Town 4x100 m relay
Silver medal – second place 1998 George Town 4x400 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 1998 George Town 100 m
CARIFTA Games
Junior (U20)
Gold medal – first place 2002 Nassau 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2001 Bridgetown 100 m
CARIFTA Games
Youth (U17)
Gold medal – first place 1998 Port of Spain 100 m
Gold medal – first place 1998 Port of Spain 200 m

Marc Burns (born 7 January 1983) is an athlete from Trinidad and Tobago specializing in the 100 metres and the 4 x 100 metres relay.[2]

Participating in the 2004 Summer Olympics, he was disqualified from his 100 metres heat due to a false start, thus failing to make it through to the second round.[3]

Marc Burns placed second in the men's 100 metres dash at the Bislett Games IAAF Golden League meet in Oslo in July 2005, in preparation for the 2005 World Championships in Athletics. At the 2005 World Championships he won (together with Kevon Pierre, Jacey Harper and Darrel Brown) a silver medal. Later that year he won the World Athletics Final.[4]

At the 2006 Commonwealth Games he won a bronze medal over 100 metres.

He was a finalist in the 100 m final at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka.

At the London Grand Prix he ran a season's best time of 9.97 seconds coming second behind former world record holder Asafa Powell.

In the 2008 Summer Olympics he competed at the 100 metres sprint and placed 2nd in his heat after Samuel Francis in a time of 10.46 seconds. He qualified for the second round in which he improved his time to 10.05 seconds, winning his race with opponents as Kim Collins and Tyrone Edgar. In the semi-finals he finished 3rd (9.97 seconds) in his heat behind Usain Bolt and Walter Dix and qualified for the final. There he finished his race in 7th place in a time of 10.01 seconds.[2] Together with Keston Bledman, Aaron Armstrong and Richard Thompson he also competed at the 4x100 metres relay. In their qualification heat they placed first in front of Japan, the Netherlands and Brazil. Their time of 38.26 was the fastest of all sixteen teams participating in the first round and they qualified for the final. Armstrong was replaced by Emmanuel Callender for the final race and they sprinted to a time of 38.06 seconds, the second time after the Jamaican team, winning the silver medal.[2] In 2022, Burns and his teammates received the gold medal due to Jamaica's Nesta Carter testing positive for the prohibited substance methylhexaneamine.[5]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he was part of the Trinidad and Tobago team that won the silver medal in the men's 4 × 100 m relay. He was also part of the team that won the bronze medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.[6]

Burns was coached most of his professional career by Henry Rolle.

Personal bests

Outdoor

Distance Time Wind Location / Date
100 m 9.96 s + 1.0 m/s Port-of-Spain / 25 June 2005
200 m 20.57 s — Hermosillo / 21 May 2005

Indoor

Distance Time Location / Date
60 m 6.55 s Birmingham /19 February 2011

References

  1. ^ a b c "Athletics | Athlete Profile: Marc Burns". gc2018.com. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Athlete biography: Marc Burns". Beijing2008.cn. Archived from the original on 2 September 2008. Retrieved 26 August 2008.
  3. ^ Majendie, Paul (25 August 2004). "Athletes from Kiribati make Games history". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Glasgow 2014 - Marc Burns Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  5. ^ "Medal reallocation in action: Trinidad and Tobago get men's 4x100m relay gold from Beijing 2008". International Olympic Committee. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Glasgow 2014 - Men's 4 x 100m Relay Final". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 12 May 2015.

External links

  • Marc Burns at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  • Report on Bislett Games Golden League in Oslo, July 2005
Olympic Games
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