Helen Barnett-Burkart

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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]

Helen Barnett-Burkart
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1958-05-13) 13 May 1958 (age 66)
London, England
Sport
SportSprinting
Event400 metres
ClubCroydon Harriers
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
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

Personal life

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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

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  1. ^ a b 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. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  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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