| Helen Barnett-Burkart | |
| Nationality: | British |
| Sport: | Sprinting |
| Event: | 400 metres |
| Club: | Croydon Harriers |
| Birth Date: | 13 May 1958 |
| Birth Place: | London, England |
Helen Catherine Burkart (née Barnett, born 13 May 1958) is a retired British sprinter. As Helen Barnett, she competed in the women's 400 metres at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[1] She represented England in the 200 metres event, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[2] Four years later she represented England in the 400 metres event, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[3] [4] 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.[1]
| Representing / | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||
| 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 | |
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.[5]