Burkheart Ellis | |
Birth Date: | 18 September 1992 |
Birth Place: | Raleigh, North Carolina, United States[1] |
Height: | 1.91 m[2] |
Weight: | 93 kg |
Sport: | Athletics |
Education: | St. Augustine's University[3] |
Collegeteam: | St. Augustine's Falcons |
Coach: | George Williams |
Country: | Barbados |
Burkheart Steve Ellis Jr. (born 18 September 1992) is a Barbadian sprinter. Though he was born in the United States, he competed in the men's 200 metres at the 2016 Summer Olympics for Barbados.[4]
His mother Sophia Ifill and father Burkheart Ellis Sr. (who represented Barbados) were both athletes.[1]
Representing | ||||||
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2012 | NACAC U23 Championships | Irapuato, Mexico | 9th (h) | 200 m | 21.23 | |
7th | 400 m | 47.20 | ||||
2013 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Morelia, Mexico | – | 200 m | DNF | |
2014 | NACAC U23 Championships | Kamloops, Canada | 5th | 400 m | 47.10 | |
2015 | Pan American Games | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | 17th (h) | 200 m | 20.70 (w) | |
4th | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.79 | ||||
NACAC Championships | San José, Costa Rica | 10th (sf) | 200 m | 20.78 | ||
3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.55 | ||||
2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 56th (h) | 200 m | 20.74 | |
2017 | IAAF World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.18 |
World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 41st (h) | 200 m | 20.86 | ||
2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 13th (sf) | 200 m | 20.79 | |
5th | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.04 | ||||
Central American and Caribbean Games | Barranquilla, Colombia | 8th (sf) | 100 m | 10.101 | ||
11th (h) | 200 m | 20.922 | ||||
bgcolor=gold | 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.41 | |||
NACAC Championships | Toronto, Canada | 11th (h) | 100 m | 10.46 | ||
bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.69 |
2Disqualified in the semifinals