Mario Burke
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Mario Omar Burke (born 18 March 1997) is a Barbadian sprinter. He currently attends the University of Houston.[1] Burke won a bronze medal in the 100 metres at 2016 World Junior Championships in Athletics.[3][4] On June 24, 2017, Burke won the 100 metres race at the Barbados National Championships.[2][5]
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Full name | Mario Omar Burke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Barbadian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1997-03-18) 18 March 1997 (age 27) Bridgetown, Barbados | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Sprints | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | Houston Cougars[1][2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Leroy Burrell and Carl Lewis[1][2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He opened his 2019 season with a world-leading time of 6.56 seconds in the 60 meters at the Red Raider Invite meet.[6][7] 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.[8] 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.