![]() Ellis in 2016 | |
Personal information | |
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Born | Raleigh, North Carolina, United States[1] | 18 September 1992
Education | St. Augustine's University[2] |
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[3] |
Weight | 93 kg (205 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | ![]() |
Sport | Athletics |
College team | St. Augustine's Falcons |
Coached by | George Williams |
Burkheart Steve Ellis Jr. (born 18 September 1992) is a Barbadian sprinter. Though he was born in the United States, he competed in the men's 200 metres at the 2016 Summer Olympics for Barbados.[4]
His mother Sophia Ifill and father Burkheart Ellis Sr. (who represented Barbados) were both athletes.[1]
International competitions
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing ![]() | |||||
2012 | NACAC U23 Championships | Irapuato, Mexico | 9th (h) | 200 m | 21.23 |
7th | 400 m | 47.20 | |||
2013 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Morelia, Mexico | – | 200 m | DNF |
2014 | NACAC U23 Championships | Kamloops, Canada | 5th | 400 m | 47.10 |
2015 | Pan American Games | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | 17th (h) | 200 m | 20.70 (w) |
4th | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.79 | |||
NACAC Championships | San José, Costa Rica | 10th (sf) | 200 m | 20.78 | |
3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.55 | |||
2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 56th (h) | 200 m | 20.74 |
2017 | IAAF World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.18 |
World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 41st (h) | 200 m | 20.86 | |
2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 13th (sf) | 200 m | 20.79 |
5th | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.04 | |||
Central American and Caribbean Games | Barranquilla, Colombia | 8th (sf) | 100 m | 10.101 | |
11th (h) | 200 m | 20.922 | |||
1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.41 | |||
NACAC Championships | Toronto, Canada | 11th (h) | 100 m | 10.46 | |
2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.69 |
1Disqualified in the final
2Disqualified in the semifinals
References
[edit]- ^ a b "2018 CWG bio". Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ "St. Augustine's University 2015 Roster". St. Augustine's University. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ^ Rio 2016 bio Archived 26 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Burkheart Ellis". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.