Mario Omar Burke (born 18 March 1997) is a Barbadian sprinter. He currently attends the

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. Burke won a bronze medal in the

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at 2016 World Junior Championships in Athletics. On June 24, 2017, Burke won the 100 metres race at the Barbados National Championships. He opened his 2019 season with a world-leading time of 6.56 seconds in the

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at the Red Raider Invite meet. 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

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with a legal time of 9.98 s. He had previously broken the 10-second barrier with a 9.95 s clocking at the

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Championships a few weeks earlier, but the race was wind-assisted.

Statistics

Information from

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profile or Track & Field Results Reporting System unless otherwise noted.

Personal bests

100 m seasonal bests

International championship results

National championship results

Notes

References

External links

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Mario Burke
bio at

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1997 births Living people Athletes from Bridgetown Barbadian male sprinters 21st-century Barbadian sportsmen Houston Cougars men's track and field athletes Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 Pan American Games Pan American Games athletes for Barbados World Athletics Championships athletes for Barbados Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Barbados Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Barbados NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners Long stubs with short prose {{Barbados-athletics-bio-stub