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Marc Burns 
Marc Burns (right) in Berlin 2009Personal information Nationality Trinidad and Tobago Born January 7, 1983 Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) Weight 84 kg (190 lb) Sport Sport Running Achievements and titles Personal best(s) 100m: 9.96
200m: 20.57Medal recordMen’s athletics Competitor for 
Trinidad and TobagoOlympic Games Silver 2008 Beijing 4 x 100 m relay World Championships Silver 2001 Edmonton 4 x 100 m relay Silver 2005 Helsinki 4 x 100 m relay Silver 2009 Berlin 4 x 100 m relay Pan American Games Silver 2003 Santo Domingo 4 x 100 m relay Commonwealth Games Bronze 2006 Melbourne 100 m World Junior Championships Silver 2002 Kingston 100 m Marc Burns (born January 7, 1983) is an athlete from Trinidad and Tobago specializing in the 100 metres and the 4x100 metres.[1]
Participating in the 2004 Summer Olympics, he was disqualified from his 100 metres heat, thus failing to make it through to the second round.
Marc Burns placed second in the men's 100 metres dash at the Bislett Games IAAF Golden League meet in Oslo in July 2005, in preparation for the 2005 World Championships in Athletics. At the 2005 World Championships he won (together with Kevon Pierre, Jacey Harper and Darrel Brown) a silver medal. Later that year he won the World Athletics Final.
At the 2006 Commonwealth Games he won a bronze medal over 100 metres.
He finished last in the 100 m final at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka.
At the London Grand Prix he ran a seasons best time of 9.97 seconds coming second behind former world record holder Asafa Powell.
In the 2008 Summer Olympics he competed at the 100 metres sprint and placed 2nd in his heat after Samuel Francis in a time of 10.46 seconds. He qualified for the second round in which he improved his time to 10.05 seconds, winning his race with opponents as Kim Collins and Tyrone Edgar. In the semi finals he finished 3rd (9.97 seconds) in his heat behind Usain Bolt and Walter Dix and qualified for the final. There he finished his race in 7th place in a time of 10.01 seconds.[1] Together with Keston Bledman, Aaron Armstrong and Richard Thompson he also competed at the 4x100 metres relay. In their qualification heat they placed first in front of Japan, the Netherlands and Brazil. Their time of 38.26 was the fastest of all sixteen teams participating in the first round and they qualified for the final. Armstrong was replaced by Emmanuel Callender for the final race and they sprinted to a time of 38.06 seconds, the second time after the Jamaican team, winning the silver medal.[1]
Personal bests
Outdoor
Distance Time Wind Location / Date 100 m 9.96 s + 1.0 m/s Port-of-Spain / 25 June 2005 200 m 20.57 s — Hermosillo / 21 May 2005 Indoor
Distance Time Location / Date 60 m 6.55 s Birmingham /19 February 2011 References
- ^ a b c Athlete biography: Marc Burns, beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 26, 2008
External links
Categories:- 1983 births
- Living people
- Sprinters
- Trinidad and Tobago athletes
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Trinidad and Tobago
- Olympic athletes of Trinidad and Tobago
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Olympic silver medalists for Trinidad and Tobago
- Olympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
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