Burkheart Ellis

Burkheart Ellis
	Ellis in 2016
Personal information
Born	18 September 1992 (age 32); Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Education	St. Augustine's University
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	93 kg (205 lb)
Sport
Country	Barbados
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]

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His mother Sophia Ifill and father Burkheart Ellis Sr. (who represented Barbados) were both athletes.^[1]

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Barbados
2012	NACAC U23 Championships	Irapuato, Mexico	9th (h)	200 m	21.23
2012	NACAC U23 Championships	Irapuato, Mexico	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)
	Pan American Games	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	4th	4 × 100 m relay	38.79
	NACAC Championships	San José, Costa Rica	10th (sf)	200 m	20.78
	NACAC Championships	San José, Costa Rica	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
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	41st (h)	200 m	20.86
2018	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	13th (sf)	200 m	20.79
	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	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
	NACAC Championships	Toronto, Canada	2nd	4 × 100 m relay	38.69

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