Elena Burkard (born 10 February 1992) 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. She finished in 23rd place. 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. She finished in 6th place in the women's 3000 metres steeplechase with a personal best of 9:29.76. 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.Elena Burkard biography Eurosport
Achievements Representing 2017European Cross Country ChampionshipsŠamorín, Slovakia5thSenior race27:212018German Athletics ChampionshipsNürnberg, Germany2nd1500 metres4:06.51European Athletics ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany6th3000 metres steeplechase9:29.762019World Cross Country ChampionshipsAarhus, Denmark23rd10,000 m38:26European Cross Country ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal9th8,000 m28:102020German Athletics ChampionshipsBraunschweig, Germany1st3000 metres steeplechase9:50.312021European Athletics Indoor ChampionshipsToruń, Poland7th3000 metres8:51.09European Athletics Team Championships Super LeagueChorzów, Poland2nd3000 metres steeplechase9:36.04Summer OlympicsTokyo, Japan18th3000 metres steeplechase9:30.642022German Athletics ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany2nd3000 metres steeplechase9:50.10European Athletics ChampionshipsMunich, Germany12th3000 metres steeplechase9:39.632022 European Cross Country ChampionshipsTurin, Italy4th5.7 km Relay17:322023German Cross Country ChampionshipsPerl, Saarland, Germany1st6.8 km22:40European Cross Country ChampionshipsBrussels, Belgium15th10 km36:122025European Running ChampionshipsLeuven, Belgium10th10 km31:52World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan38th (h)5000 m15:37.33
NCAA
representing University of San Francisco2012West Coast ConferenceCross Country ChampionshipPortland, Oregon2nd6000 m20:33.820132013 NCAA Division I Cross Country ChampionshipsTerre Haute, Indiana53rd6000 m20:55.220142014 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsUniversity of Arkansas27th5000 metresprelim16:19.0220152015 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsUniversity of Texas94th1500 metresprelim4:52.65West Coast ConferenceCross Country ChampionshipSpokane Valley, Washington4th6000 m21:16.82015 NCAA Division I Cross Country ChampionshipsLouisville, Kentucky85th6000 m20:45.42016West Coast ConferenceCross Country ChampionshipSan Diego, California7th6000 m21:06.42016 NCAA Division I Cross Country ChampionshipsTerre Haute, Indiana62nd6000 m20:37.220172017 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsUniversity of Texas42nd1500 metresprelim4:31.83 Elena Burkard University of San Francisco TFRRS
References
External links
Elena Burkard bio San Francisco Dons