# Mario Burke

Mario Omar Burke (born 18 March 1997) is a Barbadian sprinter. He currently attends the University of Houston. Burke won a bronze medal in the 100 metres at 2016 World Junior Championships in Athletics. On June 24, 2017, Burke won the 100 metres race at the Barbados National Championships.
He opened his 2019 season with a world-leading time of 6.56 seconds in the 60 meters at the Red Raider Invite meet. He went on to place second over the same distance at the NCAA Division I Indoor Championships with a new personal best time of 6.55 s.
On June 5, 2019, at the NCAA Division I Championships, he became the second Barbadian to break the 10-second barrier with a legal time of 9.98 s. He had previously broken the 10-second barrier with a 9.95 s clocking at the American Athletic Conference Championships a few weeks earlier, but the race was wind-assisted.

## Statistics

Information from IAAF profile or Track & Field Results Reporting System unless otherwise noted.

### Personal bests

| Event | Time | Wind (m/s) | Competition | Venue | Date | Notes |
| 60 m | 6.55 | n/a | NCAA Division I Indoor Championships | Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. | March 9, 2019 | |
| 100 m | 9.98 | +1.3 | NCAA Division I Championships | Austin, Texas, U.S. | 5 June 2019 | |
| 100 m | 9.95 w | +3.2 | AAC Championships | Wichita, Kansas, U.S. | 12 May 2019 | Wind-assisted |
| 200 m | 20.08 | +0.7 | NCAA Division I Championships | Austin, Texas, U.S. | 5 June 2019 | |
| 4×100 m relay | 38.17 | n/a | NCAA Division I Championships | Eugene, Oregon, U.S. | 8 June 2018 | Former NCAAR |

### 100 m seasonal bests

| Year | Time | Wind (m/s) | Venue | Date |
| 2012 | 10.65 | +0.4 | San Salvador, El Salvador | 29 June |
| 2013 | 10.49 | +0.3 | Donetsk, Ukraine | 11 July |
| 2013 | 10.47 w | +3.5 | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | 2 March |
| 2014 | 10.50 | 0.0 | St. Michael, Barbados | 9 March |
| 2015 | 10.21 | +1.5 | Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis | 4 April |
| 2016 | 10.26 | +0.2 | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 20 July |
| 2017 | 10.17 | +0.2 | St. Michael, Barbados | 24 June |
| 2017 | 10.14 w | +4.2 | Austin, Texas, U.S. | 25 May |
| 2018 | 10.03 | +0.5 | Barranquilla, Colombia | 29 July |
| 2019 | 9.95 w | +3.2 | Wichita, Kansas, U.S. | 12 May |
| 2019 | 9.98 | +1.3 | Austin, Texas, U.S. | 5 June |
| 2020 | 10.32 | +0.3 | Prairie View, Texas, U.S. | 30 July |
| 2021 | 10.32 | +2.0 | Miramar, Florida, U.S. | 10 April |
| 2022 | 10.54 | +1.1 | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | 24 June |

### International championship results

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Wind (m/s) | Notes |
| Representing Barbados ||||||||
| 2012 | CARIFTA Games (U17) | Devonshire, Bermuda | 4th | 100 m | 10.71 w | +3.6 | Wind-assisted |
| 2012 | CARIFTA Games (U17) | Devonshire, Bermuda | 3rd | 200 m | 22.23 | −0.5 | |
| 2012 | CACAC Junior Championships (U18) | San Salvador, El Salvador | 7th | 100 m | 10.87 | −0.6 | |
| 2012 | CACAC Junior Championships (U18) | San Salvador, El Salvador | 5th (semi 1) | 200 m | 23.08 | +0.4 | |
| 2012 | CACAC Junior Championships (U18) | San Salvador, El Salvador | 2nd | 4×400 m relay | 3:14.31 | n/a | PB |
| 2013 | CARIFTA Games (U17) | Nassau, Bahamas | 1st | 100 m | 10.61 | +0.5 | |
| 2013 | CARIFTA Games (U17) | Nassau, Bahamas | 2nd | 200 m | 21.42 w | +2.2 | Wind-assisted |
| 2013 | World Youth Championships | Donetsk, Ukraine | 5th | 100 m | 10.51 | −0.4 | |
| 2014 | CARIFTA Games (U18) | Fort-de-France, Martinique | DQ | 100 m | — | — | False start |
| 2015 | CARIFTA Games (U20) | Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis | 1st | 100 m | 10.21 | +1.5 | PB |
| 2015 | CARIFTA Games (U20) | Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis | 1st | 200 m | 21.51 | −0.6 | SB |
| 2015 | World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 2nd (final 2) | 4×100 m relay | 38.70 | n/a | NR, PB |
| 2016 | CARIFTA Games (U20) | St. George's, Grenada | 2nd | 100 m | 10.29 | +1.4 | SB |
| 2016 | CARIFTA Games (U20) | St. George's, Grenada | 4th | 200 m | 21.14 w | +4.5 | Wind-assisted |
| 2016 | CARIFTA Games (U20) | St. George's, Grenada | 3rd | 4×100 m relay | 40.97 | n/a | |
| 2016 | World U20 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 3rd | 100 m | 10.26 | −0.2 | SB |
| 2016 | World U20 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 4th (semi 3) | 4×100 m relay | 40.14 | n/a | NU20R |
| 2017 | World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 2nd | 4×100 m relay | 39.18 | n/a | SB |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, England | 6th (quarter 3) | 100 m | 10.42 | 0.0 | |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, England | 8th (semi 1) | 4×100 m relay | 39.19 | n/a | |
| 2018 | CAC Games | Barranquilla, Columba | 4th | 100 m | 10.17 | +1.7 | |
| 2018 | CAC Games | Barranquilla, Columba | 1st | 4×100 m relay | 38.41 | n/a | NR |
| 2018 | NACAC Championships | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | 4th (semi 2) | 100 m | 10.29 | +1.5 | |
| 2018 | NACAC Championships | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | 2nd | 4×100 m relay | 38.69 | n/a | |
| 2019 | NACAC U23 Championships | Querétaro, Mexico | 3rd | 100 m | 10.01 | +1.1 | 10.010 s CR |
| 2019 | NACAC U23 Championships | Querétaro, Mexico | DQ | 200 m | — | — | False start |
| 2019 | Pan American Games | Lima, Peru | 14th | 100 m | 10.46 | −0.3 | |
| 2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 31st | 100 m | 10.31 | +0.1 | |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 59th (h) | 100 m | 15.81 | +0.8 | |
| 2022 | World Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 16th (sf) | 60 m | 6.67 | n/a | |
| 2024 | World Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 9th (sf) | 60 m | 6.57 | n/a | |

### National championship results

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Wind (m/s) | Notes |
| 2012 | Barbados Championships | Bridgetown, Barbados | 2nd | 100 m | 10.81 | −0.9 | PB |
| 2012 | Barbados Championships | Bridgetown, Barbados | 5th | 200 m | 21.77 | −0.5 | PB |
| 2013 | Barbados Championships | Bridgetown, Barbados | 7th | 100 m | 10.62 | +0.1 | |
| 2015 | Barbados Championships | Bridgetown, Barbados | 4th | 100 m | 10.39 | +1.7 | |
| Representing the Houston Cougars ||||||||
| 2016 | NCAA Division I Championships | Eugene, Oregon, U.S. | 2nd | 4×100 m relay | 38.44 | n/a | PB |
| 2017 | NCAA Division I Indoor Championships | College Town, Texas, U.S. | 7th | 60 m | 6.66 | n/a | |
| 2017 | NCAA Division I Championships | Eugene, Oregon, U.S. | 15th | 100 m | 10.19 | +1.3 | PB |
| 2017 | NCAA Division I Championships | Eugene, Oregon, U.S. | 1st | 4×100 m relay | 38.34 | n/a | PB |
| 2017 | Barbados Championships | Bridgetown, Barbados | 1st | 100 m | 10.17 | +0.2 | PB |
| 2017 | Barbados Championships | Bridgetown, Barbados | 3rd | 200 m | 20.60 | +1.3 | PB |
| 2018 | NCAA Division I Indoor Championships | College Station, Texas, U.S. | 13th | 4×400 m relay | 3:08.86 | n/a | |
| 2018 | NCAA Division I Championships | Eugene, Oregon, U.S. | 8th | 100 m | 10.41 | −0.9 | |
| 2018 | NCAA Division I Championships | Eugene, Oregon, U.S. | 1st | 4×100 m relay | 38.17 | n/a | NCAAR, PB |
| 2018 | NCAA Division I Championships | Eugene, Oregon, U.S. | 5th | 4×400 m relay | 3:04.03 | n/a | PB |
| 2018 | Barbados Championships | Bridgetown, Barbados | 1st | 100 m | 10.27 | −0.2 | |
| 2018 | Barbados Championships | Bridgetown, Barbados | 2nd | 200 m | 20.68 | +0.4 | |
| 2019 | NCAA Division I Indoor Championships | Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. | 2nd | 60 m | 6.55 | n/a | PB |
| 2019 | NCAA Division I Championships | Austin, Texas, U.S. | 6th | 100 m | 10.06 | +0.8 | |
| 2019 | NCAA Division I Championships | Austin, Texas, U.S. | 4th | 200 m | 20.11 | +0.8 | |
| 2019 | Barbados Championships | Bridgetown, Barbados | 1st | 100 m | 10.24 | +0.2 | |