Helen Barnett-Burkart
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | 13 May 1958 London, England |
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Sprinting/400 metres |
| Club | Croydon Harriers |
Helen Catherine Burkart (née Barnett, born 13 May 1958) is a British retired sprinter who competed at two Olympic Games.
Biography
Barnett finished third behind Andrea Lynch in the 100 metres and third behind Denise Ramsden in the 200 metres at the 1976 WAAA Championships.[1][2][3][4]
She represented England in the 200 metres event, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[5]
She competed in the women's 400 metres at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[6]
She later represented England in the 400 metres event, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[7][8] 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.[6]
| 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
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.[9]
References
- ^ "Super Andrea Powers Home". Sunday Express. 22 August 1976. Retrieved 8 March 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Athletics". Birmingham Daily Post. 23 August 1976. Retrieved 8 March 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- ^ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- ^ "1982 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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
- Helen Burkart at World Athletics
- Helen Burkart at Olympics.com
- Helen Burkart at Olympedia
- Helen Burkart at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)