# Elena Burkard

Elena Burkard (born 10 February 1992) is a German long-distance runner. In 2019, she competed in the senior women's race at the 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships held in Aarhus, Denmark. She finished in 23rd place. She also competed in the women's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.
In 2018, she won the silver medal in the women's 1500 metres at the 2018 German Athletics Championships held in Nuremberg, Germany. In the same year, she also represented Germany at the 2018 European Athletics Championships held in Berlin, Germany. She finished in 6th place in the women's 3000 metres steeplechase with a personal best of 9:29.76. In 2019, she won the gold medal in the women's cross-country 5.1 km event at the 2019 German Athletics Championships held in Berlin, Germany.

## Achievements

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| Representing Germany ||||||
| 2017 | European Cross Country Championships | Šamorín, Slovakia | 5th | Senior race | 27:21 |
| 2018 | German Athletics Championships | Nürnberg, Germany | 2nd | 1500 metres | 4:06.51 |
| 2018 | European Athletics Championships | Berlin, Germany | 6th | 3000 metres steeplechase | 9:29.76 |
| 2019 | World Cross Country Championships | Aarhus, Denmark | 23rd | 10,000 m | 38:26 |
| 2019 | European Cross Country Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 9th | 8,000 m | 28:10 |
| 2020 | German Athletics Championships | Braunschweig, Germany | 1st | 3000 metres steeplechase | 9:50.31 |
| 2021 | European Athletics Indoor Championships | Toruń, Poland | 7th | 3000 metres | 8:51.09 |
| 2021 | European Athletics Team Championships Super League | Chorzów, Poland | 2nd | 3000 metres steeplechase | 9:36.04 |
| 2021 | Summer Olympics | Tokyo, Japan | 18th | 3000 metres steeplechase | 9:30.64 |
| 2022 | German Athletics Championships | Berlin, Germany | 2nd | 3000 metres steeplechase | 9:50.10 |
| 2022 | European Athletics Championships | Munich, Germany | 12th | 3000 metres steeplechase | 9:39.63 |
| 2022 | 2022 European Cross Country Championships | Turin, Italy | 4th | 5.7 km Relay | 17:32 |
| 2023 | German Cross Country Championships | Perl, Saarland, Germany | 1st | 6.8 km | 22:40 |
| 2023 | European Cross Country Championships | Brussels, Belgium | 15th | 10 km | 36:12 |

## NCAA

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| representing University of San Francisco ||||||
| 2012 | West Coast Conference Cross Country Championship | Portland, Oregon | 2nd | 6000 m | 20:33.8 |
| 2013 | 2013 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships | Terre Haute, Indiana | 53rd | 6000 m | 20:55.2 |
| 2014 | 2014 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships | University of Arkansas | 27th | 5000 metres prelim | 16:19.02 |
| 2015 | 2015 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships | University of Texas | 94th | 1500 metres prelim | 4:52.65 |
| 2015 | West Coast Conference Cross Country Championship | Spokane Valley, Washington | 4th | 6000 m | 21:16.8 |
| 2015 | 2015 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships | Louisville, Kentucky | 85th | 6000 m | 20:45.4 |
| 2016 | West Coast Conference Cross Country Championship | San Diego, California | 7th | 6000 m | 21:06.4 |
| 2016 | 2016 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships | Terre Haute, Indiana | 62nd | 6000 m | 20:37.2 |
| 2017 | 2017 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships | University of Texas | 42nd | 1500 metres prelim | 4:31.83 |