{{Short description|Barbadian sprinter (born 1997)}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Mario Burke | image = Mario Burke at the 2020 Gyulai Memorial in Szekesfehervar, Hungary.jpg | caption = Mario Burke at the 2020 Gyulai Memorial in Szekesfehervar, Hungary | fullname = Mario Omar Burke | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|3|18|df=yes}} | birth_place = Bridgetown, Barbados | height = {{convert|6|ft|0|in|m|2|abbr=on}} | weight = | sport = Track and field | event = Sprints | collegeteam = Houston Cougars<ref name=HoustonCougars>{{cite web |url=http://thedailycougar.com/2015/10/21/freshman-preparing-greatness-new-country/ |title=Freshman preparing for greatness in new country |author=Peter Scamardo |website=thedailycougar.com |publisher=The Daily Cougar |date=21 October 2015 |access-date=18 February 2019}}</ref><ref name=BarbadianChamp>{{cite web |url=http://www.nationnews.com/nationnews/news/98083/burke-bailey-faster-rest |title=Burke and Bailey faster than the rest |author=Ezra Stuart |website=nationnews.com |publisher=NationNews Barbados |date=25 June 2017 |access-date=18 February 2019 |archive-date=19 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190219160400/http://www.nationnews.com/nationnews/news/98083/burke-bailey-faster-rest |url-status=dead }}</ref> | coach = Leroy Burrell and Carl Lewis<ref name=HoustonCougars/><ref name=BarbadianChamp/> | pb = {{Unbulleted list |'''60 m''': 6.55 (Birmingham, 2019) |'''100 m''': 9.95* (Austin, 2019) |'''200 m''': 20.08 (Austin, 2019)}} | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's athletics}} {{MedalCountry | {{BAR}} }} {{MedalCompetition | World Relays}} {{MedalSilver | 2017 Nassau|4×100 m relay}} {{MedalCompetition | NACAC Championships}} {{MedalSilver | 2018 Toronto|4×100 m relay}} {{MedalCompetition | CAC Games}} {{MedalGold | 2018 Barranquilla|4×100 m relay}} {{MedalCompetition | NACAC U23 Championships}} {{MedalBronze | 2019 Querétaro|100 m}} {{MedalCompetition | World U20 Championships}} {{MedalBronze | 2016 Bydgoszcz|100 m}} {{MedalCompetition | CARIFTA Games (U20)}} {{MedalGold | 2015 Basseterre|100 m}} {{MedalGold | 2015 Basseterre|200 m}} {{MedalSilver | 2016 St. George's|100 m}} {{MedalBronze | 2016 St. George's|4×100 m relay}} {{MedalCompetition| CACAC Junior Championships (U18)}} {{MedalSilver | 2012 San Salvador|4×400 m relay}} {{MedalCompetition | CARIFTA Games (U17)}} {{MedalGold | 2013 Nassau|100 m}} {{MedalSilver | 2013 Nassau|200 m}} {{MedalBronze | 2012 Devonshire|200 m}} }}
'''Mario Omar Burke''' (born 18 March 1997) is a Barbadian sprinter. He currently attends the University of Houston.<ref name=HoustonCougars/> Burke won a bronze medal in the 100 metres at 2016 World Junior Championships in Athletics.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.chron.com/neighborhood/east-montgomery/sports/article/Houston-freshman-Burke-sprints-to-bronze-medal-at-9877340.php |title=Houston freshman Burke sprints to bronze medal at IAAF World U20 Championships |website=chron.com |publisher=Houston Chronicle |date=20 July 2016 |access-date=18 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/report/world-u20-bydgoszcz-2016-mens-100m |title=Report: men's 100m – IAAF World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz 2016 |author=Cathal Dennehy |website=iaaf.org |publisher=IAAF |date=20 July 2016 |access-date=18 February 2019}}</ref> On June 24, 2017, Burke won the 100 metres race at the Barbados National Championships.<ref name=BarbadianChamp/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chron.com/sports/cougars/article/UH-s-Mario-Burke-wins-100-meters-at-Barbados-11244937.php |title=UH's Mario Burke wins 100 meters at Barbados National Championships |author=Joseph Duarte |website=chron.com |publisher=Houston Chronicle |date=24 June 2017 |access-date=25 June 2017}}</ref>
He opened his 2019 season with a world-leading time of 6.56 seconds in the 60 meters at the Red Raider Invite meet.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://trackandfieldnews.com/the-weekend-results-roundup-january-21/ |title=The Weekend Results Roundup — January 21 |website=trackandfieldnews.com |publisher=Track & Field News |date=21 January 2019 |access-date=18 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://sayfcarib.com/mario-burke-clocks-fastest-60m-in-ncaa-second-fastest-in-houston-universitys-history/ |title=Mario Burke clocks fastest 60m in NCAA, second fastest in Houston University's history |author=Jermaine Wright |website=sayfcarib.com |publisher=Sports At Your Fingertips |date=18 January 2019 |access-date=18 February 2019}}</ref> He went on to place second over the same distance at the NCAA Division I Indoor Championships with a new personal best time of 6.55 s.
On June 5, 2019, at the NCAA Division I Championships, he became the second Barbadian to break the 10-second barrier with a legal time of 9.98 s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nationnews.com/nationnews/news/240126/burke-jones-ncaa-finals |title=Burke, Jones in NCAA finals |author=Sherrylyn Toppin |website=nationnews.com |publisher=NationNews |date=5 June 2019 |access-date=6 June 2019 |archive-date=6 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190606102458/http://www.nationnews.com/nationnews/news/240126/burke-jones-ncaa-finals |url-status=dead }}</ref> He had previously broken the 10-second barrier with a 9.95 s clocking at the American Athletic Conference Championships a few weeks earlier, but the race was wind-assisted.
==Statistics== Information from IAAF profile or Track & Field Results Reporting System unless otherwise noted.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/barbados/mario-burke-275026 |title=MARIO BURKE ATHLETE PROFILE |website=iaaf.org |publisher=IAAF |access-date=27 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/5596167 |title=MARIO BURKE HOUSTON |website=tfrrs.org |publisher=Track & Field Results Reporting System |access-date=24 June 2019}}</ref>
===Personal bests=== {| class=wikitable style=text-align:center ! Event !! Time !! Wind (m/s) !! Competition !! Venue !! Date !! Notes |- | 60 m || 6.55 || n/a || NCAA Division I Indoor Championships || Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. || March 9, 2019 || |- | rowspan=2|100 m || 9.98 || +1.3 || NCAA Division I Championships || Austin, Texas, U.S. || 5 June 2019 || |- | 9.95 {{AthAbbr|w}} || +3.2 || AAC Championships || Wichita, Kansas, U.S. || 12 May 2019 || Wind-assisted |- | 200 m || 20.08 || +0.7 || NCAA Division I Championships || Austin, Texas, U.S. || 5 June 2019 || |- | 4×100 m relay || 38.17 || n/a || NCAA Division I Championships || Eugene, Oregon, U.S. || 8 June 2018 || Former {{AthAbbr|NCAAR}}{{refn|group=note|Shared with John Lewis III, Elijah Hall, and Cameron Burrell for the Houston Cougars.<ref name=NCAAR/>}}<ref name=NCAAR/> |}
===100 m seasonal bests=== {| class=wikitable style=text-align:center ! Year !! Time !! Wind (m/s) !! Venue !! Date |- | 2012 || 10.65 || +0.4 || San Salvador, El Salvador || 29 June |- | rowspan=2|2013 || 10.49 || +0.3 || Donetsk, Ukraine || 11 July |- | 10.47 {{AthAbbr|w}} || +3.5 || Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago || 2 March |- | 2014 || 10.50 || 0.0 || St. Michael, Barbados || 9 March |- | 2015 || 10.21 || +1.5 || Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis || 4 April |- | 2016 || 10.26 || +0.2 || Bydgoszcz, Poland || 20 July |- | rowspan=2|2017 || 10.17 || +0.2 || St. Michael, Barbados || 24 June |- | 10.14 {{AthAbbr|w}} || +4.2 || Austin, Texas, U.S. || 25 May |- | 2018 || 10.03 || +0.5 || Barranquilla, Colombia || 29 July |- | rowspan=2|'''2019''' || '''9.95 {{AthAbbr|w}}''' || '''+3.2''' || '''Wichita, Kansas, U.S.''' || '''12 May''' |- | '''9.98''' || '''+1.3''' || '''Austin, Texas, U.S.''' || '''5 June''' |- |2020 |10.32 | +0.3 |Prairie View, Texas, U.S. |30 July |- |2021 |10.32 | +2.0 |Miramar, Florida, U.S. |10 April |- |2022 |10.54 | +1.1 |Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |24 June |}
===International championship results=== {| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes|Time=yes|Wind=yes}} ! colspan="8"|Representing {{BAR}} |- | rowspan=5|2012 || rowspan=2|CARIFTA Games (U17) || rowspan=2|Devonshire, Bermuda || 4th || 100 m || 10.71 {{AthAbbr|w}} || +3.6 || Wind-assisted |- | bgcolor=cc9966|3rd || 200 m || 22.23 || −0.5 || |- | rowspan=3|CACAC Junior Championships (U18) || rowspan=3|San Salvador, El Salvador || 7th || 100 m || 10.87 || −0.6 || |- | 5th (semi 1) || 200 m || 23.08 || +0.4 || |- | bgcolor=silver|2nd || 4×400 m relay || 3:14.31 || n/a || {{AthAbbr|PB}} |- | rowspan=3|2013 || rowspan=2|CARIFTA Games (U17) || rowspan=2|Nassau, Bahamas || bgcolor=gold|1st || 100 m || 10.61 || +0.5 || |- | bgcolor=silver|2nd || 200 m || 21.42 {{AthAbbr|w}} || +2.2 || Wind-assisted |- | World Youth Championships || Donetsk, Ukraine || 5th || 100 m || 10.51 || −0.4 || |- | 2014 || CARIFTA Games (U18) || Fort-de-France, Martinique || bgcolor=f5a9a9|{{AthAbbr|DQ}} || 100 m || — || — || False start<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sport/Defending-champs-enter-last-day-of-Carifta-games-with-47-medals_16503146 |title=Defending champs enter last day of Carifta games with 47 medals |website=jamaicaobserver.com |publisher=The Jamaica Observer |date=20 April 2014 |access-date=19 February 2019}}</ref> |- | rowspan=3|2015 || rowspan=2|CARIFTA Games (U20) || rowspan=2|Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis || bgcolor=gold|1st || 100 m || 10.21 || +1.5 || {{AthAbbr|PB}} |- | bgcolor=gold|1st || 200 m || 21.51 || −0.6 || {{AthAbbr|SB}} |- | World Relays || Nassau, Bahamas || 2nd (final 2) || 4×100 m relay || 38.70 || n/a || {{AthAbbr|NR}}, {{AthAbbr|PB}} |- | rowspan=5|2016 || rowspan=3|CARIFTA Games (U20) || rowspan=3|St. George's, Grenada || bgcolor=silver|2nd || 100 m|| 10.29 || +1.4 || {{AthAbbr|SB}} |- | 4th || 200 m || 21.14 {{AthAbbr|w}} || +4.5 || Wind-assisted |- | bgcolor=cc9966|3rd || 4×100 m relay || 40.97 || n/a || |- | rowspan=2|World U20 Championships || rowspan=2|Bydgoszcz, Poland || bgcolor=cc9966|3rd || 100 m || 10.26 || −0.2 || {{AthAbbr|SB}} |- | 4th (semi 3) || 4×100 m relay || 40.14 || n/a || {{AthAbbr|NU20R}} |- | rowspan=3|2017 || World Relays || Nassau, Bahamas || bgcolor=silver|2nd || 4×100 m relay || 39.18 || n/a || {{AthAbbr|SB}} |- | rowspan=2|World Championships || rowspan=2|London, England || 6th (quarter 3) || 100 m || 10.42 || 0.0 || |- | 8th (semi 1) || 4×100 m relay || 39.19 || n/a || |- | rowspan=4|2018 || rowspan=2|CAC Games || rowspan=2|Barranquilla, Columba || 4th || 100 m || 10.17 || +1.7 || |- | bgcolor=gold|1st || 4×100 m relay || 38.41 || n/a || {{AthAbbr|NR}} |- | rowspan=2|NACAC Championships || rowspan=2|Toronto, Ontario, Canada || 4th (semi 2) || 100 m || 10.29 || +1.5 || |- | bgcolor=silver|2nd || 4×100 m relay || 38.69 || n/a || |- | rowspan=4|2019 || rowspan=2|NACAC U23 Championships || rowspan=2|Querétaro, Mexico || bgcolor=#cc9966|3rd || 100 m || 10.01 || +1.1 || 10.010 s {{AthAbbr|CR}}{{refn|group=note|The top three finishers, including Mario Burke, finished with a rounded up time of 10.01 s; Waseem Williams (10.002 s) placed ahead of Samson Colebrooke (10.004 s) who placed ahead of Mario Burke (10.010 s) as determined by the thousandths of a second measurements.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://panelcontenido.fmaa.mx/data/documentos/ID1745120614_results_session2%20nacac.pdf |title=Campeonato NACAC Sub18 y Sub23 2019 - 05/07/2019 to 07/07/2019 |website=fmaa.mx |publisher=Fed Mx de Asoc Atletismo Athletic Club |date=5 July 2019 |page=10 |access-date=6 July 2019}}</ref>}} |- | bgcolor=f5a9a9|{{AthAbbr|DQ}} || 200 m || — || — || False start <ref>{{cite web |url=http://panelcontenido.fmaa.mx/data/documentos/ID1463614549_results_nacac%202019.pdf |title=Campeonato NACAC Sub18 y Sub23 2019 - 05/07/2019 to 07/07/2019 |website=fmaa.mx |publisher=Fed Mx de Asoc Atletismo Athletic Club |date=7 July 2019 |page=22 |access-date=9 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191101094944/http://panelcontenido.fmaa.mx/data/documentos/ID1463614549_results_nacac%202019.pdf |archive-date=1 November 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- | Pan American Games || Lima, Peru || 14th || 100 m || 10.46 || −0.3 || |- | World Championships || Doha, Qatar || 31st || 100 m || 10.31 || +0.1 || |- |2021 |Olympic Games |Tokyo, Japan |59th (h) |100 m |15.81 | +0.8 | |- |2022 |World Indoor Championships |Belgrade, Serbia |16th (sf) |60 m |6.67 |n/a | |- |2024 |World Indoor Championships |Glasgow, United Kingdom |9th (sf) |60 m |6.57 |n/a | |- |rowspan=2|2025 |NACAC Championships |Freeport, Bahamas |4th |4 × 100 m relay |39.03 |n/a |}
===National championship results=== {| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes|Time=yes|Wind=yes}} |- | rowspan=2|2012 || rowspan=2|Barbados Championships || rowspan=2|Bridgetown, Barbados || bgcolor=silver|2nd || 100 m || 10.81 || −0.9 || {{AthAbbr|PB}} |- | 5th || 200 m || 21.77 || −0.5 || {{AthAbbr|PB}} |- | 2013 || Barbados Championships || Bridgetown, Barbados || 7th || 100 m || 10.62 || +0.1 || |- | 2015 || Barbados Championships || Bridgetown, Barbados || 4th || 100 m || 10.39 || +1.7 || |- ! colspan="8"|Representing the Houston Cougars |- | 2016 || NCAA Division I Championships || Eugene, Oregon, U.S. || bgcolor=silver|2nd || 4×100 m relay || 38.44 || n/a || {{AthAbbr|PB}} |- | rowspan=5|2017 || NCAA Division I Indoor Championships || College Town, Texas, U.S. || 7th || 60 m || 6.66 || n/a || |- | rowspan=2|NCAA Division I Championships || rowspan=2|Eugene, Oregon, U.S. || 15th || 100 m || 10.19 || +1.3 || {{AthAbbr|PB}} |- | bgcolor=gold|1st || 4×100 m relay || 38.34 || n/a || {{AthAbbr|PB}} |- |rowspan=2|Barbados Championships || rowspan=2|Bridgetown, Barbados || bgcolor=gold|1st || 100 m || 10.17 || +0.2 || {{AthAbbr|PB}} |- | bgcolor=cc9966|3rd || 200 m || 20.60 || +1.3 || {{AthAbbr|PB}} |- | rowspan=6|2018 || NCAA Division I Indoor Championships || College Station, Texas, U.S. || 13th || 4×400 m relay || 3:08.86 || n/a || |- | rowspan=3|NCAA Division I Championships || rowspan=3|Eugene, Oregon, U.S. || 8th || 100 m || 10.41 || −0.9 || |- | bgcolor=gold|1st || 4×100 m relay || 38.17 || n/a || {{AthAbbr|NCAAR}}, {{AthAbbr|PB}}<ref name=NCAAR>{{cite web |url=https://tx.milesplit.com/articles/242605/houston-repeats-ncaa-4x100-title-in-3817-collegiate-record |title=Houston Repeats NCAA 4x100 Title In 38.17 Collegiate Record! |author=William Grundy |website=milesplit.com |publisher=MileSplit |date=9 June 2018 |access-date=18 February 2019}}</ref> |- | 5th || 4×400 m relay || 3:04.03 || n/a || {{AthAbbr|PB}} |- | rowspan=2|Barbados Championships || rowspan=2|Bridgetown, Barbados || bgcolor=gold|1st || 100 m || 10.27 || −0.2 || |- | bgcolor=silver|2nd || 200 m || 20.68 || +0.4 || |- | rowspan=4|2019 || NCAA Division I Indoor Championships || Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. || bgcolor=silver|2nd || 60 m || 6.55 || n/a || {{AthAbbr|PB}} |- | rowspan=2|NCAA Division I Championships || rowspan=2|Austin, Texas, U.S. || 6th || 100 m || 10.06 || +0.8 || |- | 4th || 200 m || 20.11 || +0.8 || |- | Barbados Championships || Bridgetown, Barbados || bgcolor=gold|1st || 100 m || 10.24 || +0.2 || |}
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==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{Twitter|Burke_Supa}} *{{World Athletics}} *{{TFRRS|5596167}} *[https://uhcougars.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5005 Mario Burke] bio at Houston Cougars
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