Helen_Barnett

Helen Barnett-Burkart

Helen Barnett-Burkart

British athlete

Helen Catherine Burkart (née Barnett, born 13 May 1958) is a retired British sprinter. As Helen Barnett, she competed in the women's 400 metres at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[1] She represented England in the 200 metres event, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[2] Four years later she represented England in the 400 metres event, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[3][4] She married the Swiss sprinter Stefan Burkart in 1986, and went on to represent Switzerland at the 1992 Summer Olympics in the women's 4 × 400 metres relay.[1]

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Personal life

Barnett married Stefan Burkart, who represented Switzerland at the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics. Their son Nishan Burkart is a footballer and a youth international with the Switzerland national under-20 football team.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Helen Barnett-Burkart Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
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    "1982 Athletes". Team England.
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    "1986 Athletes". Team England.
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    "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. [5]
    Binz, Simon (4 May 2020). "Ex-Sprinter Stefan Burkart im Alter von 62 Jahren verstorben" [Ex-sprinter Stefan Burkart dies at the age of 62]. Nau.ch (in German). Zürich. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
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