Helen Barnett-Burkart Explained

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 /
1982Commonwealth GamesBrisbane, Australia9th200 m23.57
1984Olympic GamesLos Angeles, United States12th (sf)400m52.26
4th 4 × 400 m3:25.51
1986Commonwealth GamesEdinburgh, United Kingdom9th (h)400 m54.29
European ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germany10th (sf)400 m52.47
Representing
1992Olympic GamesBarcelona, Spain9th (h)4 × 400 m3:31.26
1993World ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germany8th4 × 400 m3:28.52

Personal life

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]

Notes and References

  1. Helen Barnett-Burkart Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418041344/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/helen-barnett-burkart-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 3 August 2017.
  2. Web site: 1982 Athletes. Team England.
  3. Web site: 1986 Athletes. Team England.
  4. Web site: Athletes and results. Commonwealth Games Federation. 1 October 2019. 18 April 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210418082009/https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/40407. dead.
  5. News: Binz . Simon . Zürich . Ex-Sprinter Stefan Burkart im Alter von 62 Jahren verstorben . Ex-sprinter Stefan Burkart dies at the age of 62 . Nau.ch . 4 May 2020 . 4 April 2021 . de.