MARC   BURNS DATE OF BIRTH: January 7, 1983 PLACE OF BIRTH: ..., Trinidad EDUCATION: Belmont Boys RC Secondary School Queen's Royal College El Dorado Senior Comprehensive Auburn University, Alabama, USA OLYMPIC EVENTS: Athletics: 100 meters 4 x 100 meters Relay CAREER:                                    Burns' career includes the following significant accomplishments: 2000 Olympics, Sydney, Australia - 4 x 100 meters Relay (Semifinals, 38.92, with Nicconnor Alexander, Ato Boldon, and Julieon Raeburn) 2000 World Junior Championships, Santiago, Chile - 100 meters (3rd, 10.40); 200 meters (Did not finish); 4 x 100 meters Relay (4th, 40.03, with Darrel Brown, Cleavon Dillon, and Kirk Rudder) 2001 World Championships, Edmonton, Canada - 4 x 100 meters Relay (2nd, 38.58, with Ato Boldon, Darrel Brown, and Jacey Harper, after 1st Place finisher USA was disqualified in 12/2005 for doping by anchor Tim Montgomery) 2002 World Junior Championships, Kingston, Jamaica - 100 meters (2nd, 10.18); 4 x 100 meters Relay (3rd, 39.17, with Darrel Brown, Kevon Holder, and Dion Rodriguez) 2002 Commonwealth Games, Manchester, England - 4 x 100 meters Relay (5th, 38.97, with Jacey Harper, Julieon Raeburn, and Marvin Regis) 2003 Pan American Games, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - 4 x 100 meters Relay (2nd, 38.53, with Nicconnor Alexander, Ato Boldon, and Darrel Brown) 2003 World Championships, Paris, France - 100 meters (10.28); 4 x 100 meters Relay (Semifinals, 38.84, with Nicconnor Alexander, Ato Boldon, and Jacey Harper) 2004 Olympics, Athens, Greece - 100 meters (Disqualified); 4 x 100 meters Relay (7th, 38.60, with Nicconnor Alexander, Ato Boldon, and Darrel Brown) 2005 Central American and Caribbean Championships, Nassau, Bahamas - 100 meters (2nd, 10.02); 4 x 100 meters Relay (1st, 38.47, with Aaron Armstrong, Darrel Brown, and Jacey Harper) 2005 World Championships, Helsinki, Finland - 100 meters (7th, 10.14); 4 x 100 meters Relay (2nd, 38.10, with Darrel Brown, Jacey Harper, and Kevon Pierre) 2006 Commonwealth Games, Melbourne, Australia - 100 meters (3rd, 10.17); 4 x 100 meters Relay (Did not finish, with Aaron Armstrong, Jacey Harper, and Kevon Pierre) 2007 Pan American Games, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 4 x 100 meters Relay (4th, 39.23, with Mikel Thomas, Emmanuel Callender, and Keston Bledman) 2007 World Championships, Osaka, Japan - 100 meters (8th, 10.29) 2008 Central American and Caribbean Championships, Cali, Colombia - 4 x 100 meters Relay (1st, 38.54, with Aaron Armstrong, Keston Bledman, and Richard Thompson) 2008 Olympics, Beijing, China - 100 meters (7th, 10.01); 4 x 100 meters Relay (2nd, 38.06, with Keston Bledman, Emmanuel Callender, and Richard Thompson) 2009 World Championships, Berlin, Germany - 100 meters (7th, 10.00); 4 x 100 meters Relay (2nd, 37.62, with Darrel Brown, Emmanuel Callender, and Richard Thompson) AWARDS: 2002 - Trinidad & Tobago Humming Bird Medal Silver (for Athletics) 2008 - Trinidad & Tobago Chaconia Medal Gold Compiled by Ronald C. Emrit