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Katie Burnett

Katie Burnett
Personal information
Nationality American
Born (1989-10-07) 7 October 1989 (age 27)
Bellevue, Washington, United States
Height 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Sport
Sport Track, Racewalking
College team William Penn University
Turned pro 2011
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)


5000 m Walk: 23:45.40 (2015)
10,000m Walk: 48:12.32 (2016)

20,000m Walk: 1:37:51 (2014)
Updated on 30 Jan 2017.


5000 m Walk: 23:45.40 (2015)
10,000m Walk: 48:12.32 (2016)

Katie Burnett (born 7 October 1989) is an American champion racewalker.

Kathleen Burnett was a two-time state meet placer at Desert Ridge High School in Mesa, Arizona. Burnett placed second in the 2007 USATF Junior Olympics with a 3,000-meter race walk time of 16:32. Burnett placed fourth in the Arizona Interscholastic Association state track and field championship high jump at 5-0 and eighth in the shot put at 35-8, both as a senior in 2007.

Burnett threw the javelin a length of 131-6.75 at NCAA Division I for the University of Arizona in 2008.

Katie Burnett is a six-time National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics All-American race walker at William Penn University and earned another All-America award at the national NAIA track and field championship in the javelin as a senior in 2011.

Katie placed third in 20km at 2016 United States Olympic Trials. On 1/28/2017 in Santee, California - In her first 50 km, Katie Burnett (after training in El Cajon, California) not only won the US National title Saturday afternoon but also set new American records in the 40 km and 50 km at the USATF 50K Race Walk Championships.


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