Marc Burns

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.[1]

Marc Burns

Marc Burns (right) in Berlin 2009
Personal information
Nationality	Trinidad and Tobago
Born	7 January 1983
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
Sport	Running
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100m: 9.96 200m: 20.57
Medal record Men’s athletics Representing  Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Games 2008 Beijing 4×100 m relay 2012 London 4 x 100 m relay World Championships 2001 Edmonton 4 x 100 m relay 2005 Helsinki 4 x 100 m relay 2009 Berlin 4 x 100 m relay Pan American Games 2003 Santo Domingo 4 x 100 m relay Commonwealth Games 2006 Melbourne 100 m 2014 Glasgow 4 x 100 m relay World Junior Championships 2002 Kingston 100 m CAC Junior Championships (U20) 2000 San Juan 4x100 m relay 2002 Bridgetown 100 m CAC Junior Championships (U17) 1998 George Town 200 m 1998 George Town 4x100 m relay 1998 George Town 4x400 m relay 1998 George Town 100 m CARIFTA Games Junior (U20) 2002 Nassau 200 m 2001 Bridgetown 100 m CARIFTA Games Youth (U17) 1998 Port of Spain 100 m 1998 Port of Spain 200 m

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.[2]

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.[3]

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.[1] 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.[1]

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.[4]

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. "Athlete biography: Marc Burns". Beijing2008.cn. Archived from the original on 2 September 2008. Retrieved 26 August 2008.
2. Majendie, Paul (25 August 2004). "Athletes from Kiribati make Games history". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
3. "Glasgow 2014 - Marc Burns Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
4. "Glasgow 2014 - Men's 4 x 100m Relay Final". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 12 May 2015.

External links

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