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Elena Burkard

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Elena Burkard
Elena Burkard in 2018
Personal information
Born (1992-02-10) 10 February 1992 (age 32)
Freudenstadt
Home townBaiersbronn, Germany
EducationRichard von Weizsäcker Gymnasium
Alma materUniversity of San Francisco
University of Tübingen
Masters of Science Chemistry[1]
OccupationFood Scientist
Sport
CountryGermany
SportLong-distance running
ClubLG farbtex Northern Black Forest
Turned pro2017
Coached byJörg Müller
Medal record
Women's long-distance running
Representing  Germany
German Athletics Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Berlin Cross country 5.1 km
Silver medal – second place 2018 Nuremberg 1500 m

Elena Burkard (born 10 February 1992)[2][3] 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.[3] She finished in 23rd place.[3] 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.[4] She finished in 6th place in the women's 3000 metres steeplechase with a personal best of 9:29.76.[4] 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.[5]

Achievements

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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
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
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
European Athletics Team Championships Super League Chorzów, Poland 2nd 3000 metres steeplechase 9:36.04
Summer Olympics Tokyo, Japan 18th 3000 metres steeplechase 9:30.64
2022 German Athletics Championships Berlin, Germany 2nd 3000 metres steeplechase 9:50.10
European Athletics Championships Munich, Germany 12th 3000 metres steeplechase 9:39.63
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
European Cross Country Championships Brussels, Belgium 15th 10 km 36:12

NCAA

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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
West Coast Conference
Cross Country Championship
Spokane Valley, Washington 4th 6000 m 21:16.8
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 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

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References

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  1. ^ Elena Burkard biography University of Tübingen
  2. ^ "Elena Burkard". World Athletics. Archived from the original on 5 July 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Senior women's race" (PDF). 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  5. ^ Elena Burkard biography Eurosport
  6. ^ Elena Burkard University of San Francisco TFRRS
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