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]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 13 May 1958 London, England |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Sprinting |
| Event | 400 metres |
| Club | Croydon Harriers |
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Great Britain /  England
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| 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
editBarnett 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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "1982 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "1986 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ^ 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.
External links
edit- Helen Burkart at World Athletics
- Helen Burkart at Olympics.com
- Helen Burkart at Olympedia
- Helen Burkart at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
