Bill Burke (athlete)
Encyclopedia
Bill Burke is a retired male middle distance runner
from the United States
, who competed in the 1980s
and the early 1990s
for his native country. He set his personal best in the men's 1,500 metres event (3:35.74) on 1993-08-01 at a meet in Cologne
.
Running
Running is a means of terrestrial locomotion allowing humans and other animals to move rapidly on foot. It is simply defined in athletics terms as a gait in which at regular points during the running cycle both feet are off the ground...
from the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, who competed in the 1980s
1980s
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and the early 1990s
1990s
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for his native country. He set his personal best in the men's 1,500 metres event (3:35.74) on 1993-08-01 at a meet in Cologne
Cologne
Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
.
Achievements
| Representing the | |||||
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| 1991 | Pan American Games Athletics at the 1991 Pan American Games The athletics competition at the 1991 Pan American Games was held in Havana, Cuba.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:*... |
Havana, Cuba | 2nd | 1500 m | 3:43.04 |
| 1993 | World Indoor Championships 1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships The 4th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held at the Skydome in Toronto, Canada from March 12 to March 14, 1993. It was the last Indoor Championships to feature the 5,000 and 3,000 metres race walk events. In addition, it was the first Indoor Championships to include heptathlon and... |
Toronto, Canada | 6th | 1500 m | 3:46.18 |
| US National Championships | Eugene, Oregon Eugene, Oregon Eugene is the second largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon and the seat of Lane County. It is located at the south end of the Willamette Valley, at the confluence of the McKenzie and Willamette rivers, about east of the Oregon Coast.As of the 2010 U.S... |
1st | 1500 m | 3:42.74 | |