Marc Burns Athlete
Marc Burns File:Usain Bolt Marc Burns Berlin 2009. JPGMarc Burns (right) in Berlin 2009Personal informationNationality Trinidad and TobagoBorn (1983-01-07) January 7, 1983 (age 29)Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)Weight 84 kg (190 lb)SportSport RunningAchievements and titlesPersonal best(s) 100m: 9.96 200m: 20.57 Medal record Men’s athletics Competitor for 22x20px Trinidad and Tobago Olympic 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 CAC Junior Championships (U20) Silver 2002 Bridgetown 100 m Silver 2000 San Juan 4x100 m relay CAC Junior Championships (U17) Silver 1998 George Town 200 m Silver 1998 George Town 4x100 m relay Silver 1998 George Town 4x400 m relay Bronze 1998 George Town 100 m CARIFTA Games Junior (U20) Gold 2002 Nassau 200 m Silver 2001 Bridgetown 100 m CARIFTA Games Youth (U17) Gold 1998 Port of Spain 100 m Gold 1998 Port of Spain 200 m Marc Burns (born January 7, 1983) is an athlete from Trinidad and Tobago specializing in the 100 metres and the 4x100 metres. 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 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. 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.
