Katie Burnett (born October 7, 1988) is an American racewalker.

High school career

Burnett was a two-time state meet placer at Desert Ridge High School in

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. 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.

College career

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

USA National Championships

Burnett placed 5th at the

2011 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships The 2011 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships were held at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. Organised by USA Track and Field, the four-day competition took place from June 23–26 and served as the national championships in track and field for ...

20 km. Burnett placed 1st at the

50 km. Burnett placed 4th at the

2013 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships The 2013 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships was held at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa. Organised by USA Track and Field, the four-day competition took place June 20–23 in conjunction with the USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Champions ...

20 km. Burnett placed 1st at the

30 km. Burnett placed 3rd at the

2015 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships The 2015 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships were held at Hayward Field, University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon. Organized by USA Track and Field, the four-day competition took place June 25–28 and served as the national championships in ...

20 km. Burnett placed third in 20 km at 2016 United States Olympic Trials. On January 28, 2017 in Santee, California - In her first 50 km, Burnett (after training in

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) won the 2017 US National title Saturday afternoon, and also set new American records in the 40 km and 50 km at the USATF 50K Race Walk Championships. On June 23, 2017, Burnett placed 4th at the

2017 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships The 2017 USA Track and Field Outdoor Championships were held at Hornet Stadium on the campus of California State University, Sacramento in Sacramento, California. Organized by USA Track & Field, the four-day competition took place June 22–2 ...

20 km in a time of 1:38:39.60. On August 13, 2017, Katie Burnett shatters American record in women’s 50 km race walk in London at the World Championship. In 2019, she competed in the women's 50 kilometres walk at the

2019 World Athletics Championships The 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championships () was the seventeenth edition of the biennial, global athletics competition organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), since renamed World Athletics. It was held betw ...

held in Doha, Qatar. She finished in 17th place.

Competition record

Coaching

As of 2021, Burnett coaches the Mountlake Terrace High School cross country and track teams.

High school career

College career

USA National Championships

Competition record

Coaching

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