Marc Burns (born 7 January 1983) is an athlete fromTrinidad and Tobago specializing in the 100 metres and the 4 x 100 metres relay.[2]
Participating in the2004 Summer Olympics, he was disqualified from his 100 metres heat due to a false start, thus failing to make it through to the second round.[3]
Marc Burns placed second in the men's 100 metres dash at theBislett GamesIAAF Golden League meet inOslo in July 2005, in preparation for the2005 World Championships in Athletics. At the2005 World Championships he won (together withKevon Pierre,Jacey Harper andDarrel Brown) a silver medal. Later that year he won theWorld Athletics Final.[4]
At the2006 Commonwealth Games he won a bronze medal over 100 metres.
He was a finalist in the 100 m final at the2007 World Championships inOsaka.
At the London Grand Prix he ran a season's best time of 9.97 seconds coming second behind former world record holder Asafa Powell.
In the2008 Summer Olympics he competed at the100 metres sprint and placed 2nd in his heat afterSamuel Francis in a time of 10.46 seconds. He qualified for the second round in which he improved his time to 10.05 seconds, winning his race with opponents asKim Collins andTyrone Edgar. In the semi-finals he finished 3rd (9.97 seconds) in his heat behindUsain Bolt andWalter Dix and qualified for the final. There he finished his race in 7th place in a time of 10.01 seconds.[2] Together withKeston Bledman,Aaron Armstrong andRichard Thompson he also competed at the4 × 100 metres relay. In their qualification heat they placed first in front ofJapan, theNetherlands andBrazil. Their time of 38.26 was the fastest of all sixteen teams participating in the first round and they qualified for the final. Armstrong was replaced byEmmanuel Callender for the final race and they sprinted to a time of 38.06 seconds, the second time after theJamaican team, winning the silver medal.[2] In 2022, Burns and his teammates received the gold medal due to Jamaica'sNesta Carter testing positive for the prohibited substancemethylhexaneamine.[5]
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he was part of the Trinidad and Tobago team that won the silver medal in the men's 4 × 100 m relay. He was also part of the team that won the bronze medal at the2014 Commonwealth Games.[6]
Burns was coached most of his professional career byHenry Rolle.
| Distance | Time | Wind | Location / Date |
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| 100 m | 9.96 s | +1.0 m/s | Port-of-Spain / 25 June 2005 |
| 200 m | 20.57 s | — | Hermosillo / 21 May 2005 |
| Distance | Time | Location / Date |
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| 60 m | 6.55 s | Birmingham /19 February 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Flagbearer for Trinidad and TobagoLondon 2012 | Succeeded by |
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