Helen Barnett-Burkart

Helen Catherine Burkart (née Barnett, born 13 May 1958) is a British retired sprinter who competed at two Olympic Games.

Helen Burkart
née Barnett

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	(1958-05-13) 13 May 1958 (age 66) London, England
Height	170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Sprinting/400 metres
Club	Croydon Harriers

Biography

Barnett finished third behind Andrea Lynch in the 100 metres and third behind Denise Ramsden in the 200 metres at the 1976 WAAA Championships.^[1][2][3][4]

She represented England in the 200 metres event, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.^[5]

She competed in the women's 400 metres at the 1984 Summer Olympics.^[6]

She later represented England in the 400 metres event, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.^[7][8] 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.^[6]

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Great Britain /  England
1982	Commonwealth Games	Brisbane, Australia	9th	200 m	23.57
1984	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States	12th (sf)	400m	52.26
			4th	4 × 400 m	3:25.51
1986	Commonwealth Games	Edinburgh, United Kingdom	9th (h)	400 m	54.29
	European Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	10th (sf)	400 m	52.47
Representing  Switzerland
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	9th (h)	4 × 400 m	3:31.26
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	8th	4 × 400 m	3:28.52

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.^[9]