Elena Burkard
Birth date10 February 1992 (age 34)
Birth placeFreudenstadt
HometownBaiersbronn, Germany
EducationRichard von Weizsäcker Gymnasium
Alma materUniversity of San Francisco
University of Tübingen
Masters of Science Chemistry[1]
OccupationFood Scientist
CountryGermany
SportLong-distance running
ClubLG farbtex Northern Black Forest
Turnedpro2017

Elena Burkard (born 10 February 1992)[2][3] is a German long-distance runner. In 2019, she competed in the senior women's race at the 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships held in Aarhus, Denmark.[3] She finished in 23rd place.[3] She also competed in the women's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.

In 2018, she won the silver medal in the women's 1500 metres at the 2018 German Athletics Championships held in Nuremberg, Germany. In the same year, she also represented Germany at the 2018 European Athletics Championships held in Berlin, Germany.[4] She finished in 6th place in the women's 3000 metres steeplechase with a personal best of 9:29.76.[4] In 2019, she won the gold medal in the women's cross-country 5.1 km event at the 2019 German Athletics Championships held in Berlin, Germany.[5]

Achievements

Representing
2017European Cross Country ChampionshipsŠamorín, Slovakia5thSenior race27:21
2018German Athletics ChampionshipsNürnberg, Germany2nd1500 metres4:06.51
European Athletics ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany6th3000 metres steeplechase9:29.76
2019World Cross Country ChampionshipsAarhus, Denmark23rd10,000 m38:26
European Cross Country ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal9th8,000 m28:10
2020German Athletics ChampionshipsBraunschweig, Germany1st3000 metres steeplechase9:50.31
2021European Athletics Indoor ChampionshipsToruń, Poland7th3000 metres8:51.09
European Athletics Team Championships Super LeagueChorzów, Poland2nd3000 metres steeplechase9:36.04
Summer OlympicsTokyo, Japan18th3000 metres steeplechase9:30.64
2022German Athletics ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany2nd3000 metres steeplechase9:50.10
European Athletics ChampionshipsMunich, Germany12th3000 metres steeplechase9:39.63
2022 European Cross Country ChampionshipsTurin, Italy4th5.7 km Relay17:32
2023German Cross Country ChampionshipsPerl, Saarland, Germany1st6.8 km22:40
European Cross Country ChampionshipsBrussels, Belgium15th10 km36:12
2025World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan38th (h)5000 m15:37.33

NCAA

representing University of San Francisco
2012West Coast Conference
Cross Country Championship		Portland, Oregon2nd6000 m20:33.8
20132013 NCAA Division I Cross Country ChampionshipsTerre Haute, Indiana53rd6000 m20:55.2
20142014 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsUniversity of Arkansas27th5000 metres
prelim		16:19.02
20152015 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsUniversity of Texas94th1500 metres
prelim		4:52.65
West Coast Conference
Cross Country Championship		Spokane Valley, Washington4th6000 m21:16.8
2015 NCAA Division I Cross Country ChampionshipsLouisville, Kentucky85th6000 m20:45.4
2016West Coast Conference
Cross Country Championship		San Diego, California7th6000 m21:06.4
2016 NCAA Division I Cross Country ChampionshipsTerre Haute, Indiana62nd6000 m20:37.2
20172017 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsUniversity of Texas42nd1500 metres
prelim		4:31.83

[6]

References

  1. ^ Elena Burkard biography University of Tübingen
  2. ^ "Elena Burkard". World Athletics. Archived 5 July 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Senior women's race". 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. Archived 27 June 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Final results". Archived from the original on 7 October 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  5. ^ Elena Burkard biography Eurosport
  6. ^ Elena Burkard University of San Francisco TFRRS