Mario Omar Burke (born 18 March 1997) is a Barbadian sprinter. He currently attends the University of Houston. Burke won a bronze medal in the 100 metres at 2016 World Junior Championships in Athletics. On June 24, 2017, Burke won the 100 metres race at the Barbados National Championships.

He opened his 2019 season with a world-leading time of 6.56 seconds in the 60 meters at the Red Raider Invite meet. 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. 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.

Personal bests 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 100 m 9.98 +1.3 NCAA Division I Championships Austin, Texas, U.S. 5 June 2019 9.95 +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

100 m seasonal bests Year Time Wind (m/s) Venue Date 2012 10.65 +0.4 San Salvador, El Salvador 29 June2013 10.49 +0.3 Donetsk, Ukraine 11 July 10.47 +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 July2017 10.17 +0.2 St. Michael, Barbados 24 June 10.14 +4.2 Austin, Texas, U.S. 25 May 2018 10.03 +0.5 Barranquilla, Colombia 29 July2019 9.95 +3.2 Wichita, Kansas, U.S. 12 May 9.98 +1.3 Austin, Texas, U.S. 5 June202010.32 +0.3Prairie View, Texas, U.S.30 July202110.32 +2.0Miramar, Florida, U.S.10 April202210.54 +1.1Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago24 June

International championship results Representing 2012 CARIFTA Games (U17) Devonshire, Bermuda 4th 100 m 10.71 +3.6 Wind-assisted3rd 200 m 22.23 −0.5 CACAC Junior Championships (U18) San Salvador, El Salvador 7th 100 m 10.87 −0.6 5th (semi 1) 200 m 23.08 +0.4 2nd 4×400 m relay 3:14.31 n/a 2013 CARIFTA Games (U17) Nassau, Bahamas 1st 100 m 10.61 +0.5 2nd 200 m 21.42 +2.2 Wind-assisted World Youth Championships Donetsk, Ukraine 5th 100 m 10.51 −0.4 2014 CARIFTA Games (U18) Fort-de-France, Martinique 100 m — — False start2015 CARIFTA Games (U20) Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis 1st 100 m 10.21 +1.5 1st 200 m 21.51 −0.6 World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 2nd (final 2) 4×100 m relay 38.70 n/a , 2016 CARIFTA Games (U20) St. George's, Grenada 2nd 100 m 10.29 +1.4 4th 200 m 21.14 +4.5 Wind-assisted3rd 4×100 m relay 40.97 n/a World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 3rd 100 m 10.26 −0.2 4th (semi 3) 4×100 m relay 40.14 n/a 2017 World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 2nd 4×100 m relay 39.18 n/a World Championships London, England 6th (quarter 3) 100 m 10.42 0.0 8th (semi 1) 4×100 m relay 39.19 n/a 2018 CAC Games Barranquilla, Columba 4th 100 m 10.17 +1.7 1st 4×100 m relay 38.41 n/a NACAC Championships Toronto, Ontario, Canada 4th (semi 2) 100 m 10.29 +1.5 2nd 4×100 m relay 38.69 n/a 2019 NACAC U23 Championships Querétaro, Mexico 3rd 100 m 10.01 +1.1 10.010 s 200 m — — False start Pan American Games Lima, Peru 14th 100 m 10.46 −0.3 World Championships Doha, Qatar 31st 100 m 10.31 +0.1 2021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan59th (h)100 m15.81 +0.82022World Indoor ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia16th (sf)60 m6.67n/a2024World Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, United Kingdom9th (sf)60 m6.57n/a2025NACAC ChampionshipsFreeport, Bahamas4th4 × 100 m relay39.03n/a

National championship results 2012 Barbados Championships Bridgetown, Barbados 2nd 100 m 10.81 −0.9 5th 200 m 21.77 −0.5 2013 Barbados Championships Bridgetown, Barbados 7th 100 m 10.62 +0.1 2015 Barbados Championships Bridgetown, Barbados 4th 100 m 10.39 +1.7 Representing the Houston Cougars 2016 NCAA Division I Championships Eugene, Oregon, U.S. 2nd 4×100 m relay 38.44 n/a 2017 NCAA Division I Indoor Championships College Town, Texas, U.S. 7th 60 m 6.66 n/a NCAA Division I Championships Eugene, Oregon, U.S. 15th 100 m 10.19 +1.3 1st 4×100 m relay 38.34 n/a Barbados Championships Bridgetown, Barbados 1st 100 m 10.17 +0.2 3rd 200 m 20.60 +1.3 2018 NCAA Division I Indoor Championships College Station, Texas, U.S. 13th 4×400 m relay 3:08.86 n/a NCAA Division I Championships Eugene, Oregon, U.S. 8th 100 m 10.41 −0.9 1st 4×100 m relay 38.17 n/a , 5th 4×400 m relay 3:04.03 n/a Barbados Championships Bridgetown, Barbados 1st 100 m 10.27 −0.2 2nd 200 m 20.68 +0.4 2019 NCAA Division I Indoor Championships Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. 2nd 60 m 6.55 n/a NCAA Division I Championships Austin, Texas, U.S. 6th 100 m 10.06 +0.8 4th 200 m 20.11 +0.8 Barbados Championships Bridgetown, Barbados 1st 100 m 10.24 +0.2

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External links

Mario Burke bio at Houston Cougars