
Katie Burnett
Katie Burnett is a United States race walker, born on October 7, 1988. She competes primarily in the 20kmW, 35kmW and 50kmW.
Her personal bests include 1:37:24 in the 20kmW, 3:05:12 in the 35kmW, 4:21:51 in the 50kmW, 13:14.09 in the 3000m-short-track and 54:19 in the 10Kilometr. She has earned 3 gold and 2 bronze medals in major international competitions. She is currently active on the international athletics circuit, representing United States.
As of Sep 29, 2026: 50 km Race Walk 4:21:51, 50,000 Metres Race Walk 4:29:45.56, 2026 season best 23:15.06 (Mar 28, 2026, Rashpal Dhillon Oval, Vancouver (CAN)) · Last competition: USA Championships, Jul 23, 2026, 1:56:41 · National record (50 km Race Walk) · 37 years old
Personal bests
Performance Charts
Season bests
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Trend | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5000m-short-track | 23:15.06 | - | Mar 28, 2026 | ↑ | UBC Open |
| 2026 | HalfMarath | 1:52:23 | - | Mar 8, 2026 | - | USATF Race Walking World Team Trials and Invitational |
| 2026 | MarathonRa | 3:55:14 | - | Apr 12, 2026 | ↓ | Caixa World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships Brasilia 26 |
| 2025 | 3000m-short-track | 13:47.89 | - | Feb 22, 2025 | ↑ | USA Indoor Championships, Ocean Breeze Athl. Complex, New York, NY (i) |
| 2025 | 3Kilometre | 13:47.89 | - | Feb 22, 2025 | ↑ | USA Indoor Championships, Ocean Breeze Athl. Complex, New York, NY (i) |
| 2025 | 20kmW | 1:39:48.64 | - | Mar 16, 2025 | ↑ | USA Race Walk Team Trials - PanAm |
| 2025 | 20,000Metr | 1:39:48.64 | - | Mar 16, 2025 | ↑ | USA Race Walk Team Trials - PanAm |
| 2025 | 35,000Metr | 3:04:17.75 | - | May 4, 2025 | - | USA Track & Field Ohio Association Race Walk Championship |
| 2025 | 35kmW | 3:05:12 | - | Jan 12, 2025 | ↑ | USA 35km Race Walk Championships & International Race Walk Invitational |
| 2024 | 20kmW | 1:43:44 | - | Jun 29, 2024 | ↑ | U.S. Olympic Team Trials |
| 2024 | 20,000Metr | 1:44:15.40 | - | Jun 2, 2024 | ↑ | Maximum Velocity Athletics HP #1, CVEATC, Chula Vista, CA - Elite Event |
| 2023 | MileRaceWa | 6:59.61 | - | Feb 11, 2023 | ↑ | Millrose Games, Armory Track&Field Center, New York, NY (i) - Indoor Meeting |
| 2023 | 3Kilometre | 14:47.23 | - | Feb 17, 2023 | ↑ | USA Indoor Championships, Convention Center, Albuquerque, NM (i) |
| 2023 | 3000m-short-track | 14:47.23 | - | Feb 16, 2023 | ↑ | USA Indoor Championships, Convention Center, Albuquerque, NM (i) |
| 2023 | 20kmW | 1:41:22 | - | Oct 28, 2023 | ↑ | Lusatian International Race-Walking Meeting |
| 2023 | 20,000Metr | 1:41:37.01 | - | Apr 14, 2023 | ↑ | 20k Race Walks at 63° Mt.SAC Relays |
| 2023 | 35kmW | 3:10:42 | - | Jan 15, 2023 | ↑ | USA 35km Race Walking Championships |
| 2023 | MarathonRa | 3:32:27 | - | Oct 1, 2023 | ↓ | Long Island Marathon Race Walk Mixed Relay, Hauppauge, NY |
| 2022 | 3000m-short-track | 13:58.63 | - | Jan 29, 2022 | ↑ | Millrose Games, Armory Track&Field Center, New York, NY (i) - Invitational Events |
| 2022 | 10,000Metr | 56:31.87 | - | Jun 14, 2022 | ↓ | Vancouver Sun Harry Jerome International Track Classic, Swangard Stadium, Burnaby |
| 2022 | 20kmW | 1:41:50 | - | Apr 24, 2022 | ↑ | USATF Race Walking Championships |
| 2022 | 20,000Metr | 1:44:02.38 | - | Feb 5, 2022 | ↑ | Cuyamaca College, El Cajon, CA (USA) |
| 2020 | MileRaceWa | 6:52.13 | - | Feb 8, 2020 | ↑ | NYRR Millrose Games, Armory Track&Field Center, New York, NY (i) |
| 2020 | 3000m-short-track | 14:10.88 | - | Feb 15, 2020 | ↑ | USA Indoor Championships |
| 2020 | 50kmW | 4:53:27 | - | Jan 25, 2020 | ↓ | USA 50km Race Walking Championships |
| 2019 | MileRaceWa | 6:50.08 | - | Feb 9, 2019 | ↑ | NYRR Millrose Games, New York, NY (i) - Elite Event |
| 2019 | 3000m-short-track | 13:14.09 | - | Feb 24, 2019 | ↑ | USA Indoor Championships |
| 2019 | 5000m-short-track | 23:15.50 | - | Mar 30, 2019 | ↑ | Vancouver (CAN) |
| 2019 | 10Kilometr | 46:12.45 | - | Jul 27, 2019 | ↑ | USA Championships, Drake Stadium, Des Moines, IA |
| 2019 | 10,000Metr | 46:12.45 | - | Jul 28, 2019 | ↓ | USA Championships, Drake Stadium, Des Moines, IA |
| 2019 | 20kmW | 1:38:21 | - | Oct 20, 2019 | ↑ | Around Taihu International Race Walking 2019, Suzhou |
| 2019 | 50,000Metr | 4:29:45.56 | - | Jul 13, 2019 | - | San Diego, CA (USA) |
| 2019 | 50kmW | 4:50:27 | - | Apr 21, 2019 | ↓ | Pan American 50km Race Walking Cup, Lázaro Cárdenas |
| 2018 | 3000m-short-track | 13:56.46 | - | Feb 18, 2018 | ↑ | US Indoor Championships, Albuquerque, NM (i) |
| 2018 | 10Kilometr | 46:52.56 | - | Jun 3, 2018 | ↑ | El Cajon USATF 10000m Race Walk Championships |
| 2018 | 10,000Metr | 46:52.56 | - | Jun 3, 2018 | ↓ | El Cajon USATF 10000m Race Walk Championships |
| 2018 | 20kmW | 1:37:24 | - | Apr 29, 2018 | ↑ | Mount Angel, OR (USA) |
| 2018 | 20,000Metr | 1:37:55.97 | - | Jun 22, 2018 | ↑ | Des Moines USA Championships, Drake Stadium, Des Moines, IA |
| 2018 | 50kmW | 4:47:50 | - | Jan 20, 2018 | ↓ | Santee USA 50km Race Walking Championships |
| 2017 | 15Kilomete | 1:15:55 | - | May 21, 2017 | - | Riverside, CA (USA) |
| 2017 | 20kmW | 1:38:40 | - | Jun 25, 2017 | ↑ | Sacramento, CA (USA) |
| 2017 | 50kmW | 4:21:51 | - | Aug 13, 2017 | ↓ | IAAF World Championships in Athletics, Olympic Stadium, London |
| 2016 | 3000m-short-track | 13:27.94 | - | Mar 12, 2016 | ↑ | Portland, OR (USA) (i) |
| 2016 | 10,000Metr | 48:12.32 | - | Jan 2, 2016 | ↓ | San Diego, CA (USA) |
| 2016 | 20kmW | 1:39:41 | - | Apr 3, 2016 | ↑ | Earth City, MO (USA) |
| 2015 | MileRaceWa | 7:04.68 | - | Feb 14, 2015 | ↑ | New York, NY (USA) (i) |
| 2015 | 5000m-short-track | 23:45.40 | - | Jun 13, 2015 | ↑ | Chula Vista, CA (USA) |
| 2015 | 20kmW | 1:37:51 | - | Nov 22, 2015 | ↑ | San Diego, CA (USA) |
| 2014 | 3000m-short-track | 14:02.24 | - | Feb 9, 2014 | ↑ | Toronto (CAN) (i) |
| 2014 | 5000m-short-track | 24:37.21 | - | Dec 27, 2014 | ↑ | - |
| 2014 | 20,000Metr | 1:40:01.61 | - | Jun 28, 2014 | ↑ | Sacramento, CA (USA) |
| 2014 | 20kmW | 1:41:19 | - | Sep 14, 2014 | ↑ | Valley Cottage, NY (USA) |
| 2014 | 50kmW | 4:39:42 | - | Dec 14, 2014 | ↓ | Santee, CA (USA) |
| 2013 | MileRaceWa | 6:54.27 | - | Feb 16, 2013 | ↑ | New York, NY (USA) (i) |
| 2013 | 3000m-short-track | 14:07.36 | - | Mar 3, 2013 | ↑ | Albuquerque, NM (USA) (i) |
| 2013 | 5000m-short-track | 23:50.34 | - | Apr 27, 2013 | ↑ | Philadelphia, PA (USA) |
| 2013 | 20kmW | 1:39:36 | - | Mar 17, 2013 | ↑ | Huntington Beach, CA (USA) |
| 2013 | 20,000Metr | 1:42:26.94 | - | Jun 22, 2013 | ↑ | Drake Stadium, Des Moines, IA (USA) |
| 2012 | MileRaceWa | 7:19.47 | - | Feb 11, 2012 | ↑ | New York, NY (USA) (i) |
| 2012 | 3000m-short-track | 14:44.45 | - | Feb 26, 2012 | ↑ | Albuquerque, NM (USA) (i) |
| 2012 | 5000m-short-track | 23:48.72 | - | Apr 28, 2012 | ↑ | Philadelphia, PA (USA) |
| 2012 | 20kmW | 1:41:19 | - | Apr 1, 2012 | ↑ | Eugene, OR (USA) |
| 2012 | 30Kilometr | 2:41:46 | - | Oct 28, 2012 | - | Valley Cottage, NY (USA) |
| 2011 | MileRaceWa | 7:31.02 | - | Jan 28, 2011 | ↑ | MSG, New York, NY (USA) (i) |
| 2011 | 3000m-short-track | 14:22.70 | - | Mar 4, 2011 | ↑ | Geneva, OH (USA) (i) |
| 2011 | 5000m-short-track | 23:51.83 | - | May 27, 2011 | ↑ | Marion, IN (USA) |
| 2011 | 20kmW | 1:40:42 | - | Oct 30, 2011 | ↑ | Congers, NY (USA) |
| 2010 | 3000m-short-track | 14:35.29 | - | Mar 5, 2010 | ↑ | Johnson City, TN (USA) (i) |
| 2010 | 5000m-short-track | 26:22.19 | - | May 28, 2010 | ↑ | Marion, IN (USA) |
| 2010 | 10Kilometr | 54:19 | - | Apr 11, 2010 | ↑ | Ronkonkoma, NY (USA) |
| 2010 | 20,000Metr | 1:51:23.29 | - | Jun 27, 2010 | ↑ | Drake Stadium, Des Moines, IA (USA) |
2026
7 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
HalfMarath | 1:56:41 | - | Jul 23 | USA Championships |
HalfMarath | 1:55:10 | - | Jun 28 | Pan American Athletics Championships |
HalfMarath | 1:55:10 | - | Jun 26 | Pan American Athletics Championships |
MarathonRa | 3:55:14 | - | Apr 12 | Caixa World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships Brasilia 26 |
5000m-short-track | 23:15.06 | - | Mar 28 | UBC Open |
HalfMarath | 1:52:23 | - | Mar 8 | USATF Race Walking World Team Trials and Invitational |
MarathonRa | 3:59:07 | - | Jan 11 | USATF International Invitational Race Walk & National Race Walk Marathon Championships |
2025
12 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
35kmW | 3:14:13 | - | Sep 15 | World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo |
35kmW | 3:14:13 | - | Sep 13 | World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo |
20,000Metr | 1:45:16.36 | - | Aug 16 | NACAC Championships |
20,000Metr | 1:40:35.2HT | - | Aug 2 | USA Championships |
35,000Metr | 3:05:12.55 | - | Jun 22 | Chula Vista International Race Walk Invitational |
35kmW | 3:08:35 | - | May 17 | Pan American Race Walking Championships, Anapoima |
35,000Metr | 3:04:17.75 | - | May 4 | USA Track & Field Ohio Association Race Walk Championship |
35kmW | DNF | - | Mar 22 | 44th Dudinska 50 |
20kmW | 1:39:48.64 | - | Mar 16 | USA Race Walk Team Trials - PanAm |
20,000Metr | 1:39:48.64 | - | Mar 16 | USA Race Walk Team Trials - PanAm |
3000m-short-track | 13:47.89 | - | Feb 22 | USA Indoor Championships, Ocean Breeze Athl. Complex, New York, NY (i) |
35kmW | 3:05:12 | - | Jan 12 | USA 35km Race Walk Championships & International Race Walk Invitational |
2024
3 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
20kmW | 1:43:44 | - | Jun 29 | U.S. Olympic Team Trials |
20,000Metr | 1:44:15.40 | - | Jun 2 | Maximum Velocity Athletics HP #1, CVEATC, Chula Vista, CA - Elite Event |
20kmW | 1:44:15.40 | - | Jun 2 | Maximum Velocity Athletics HP #1, CVEATC, Chula Vista, CA - Elite Event |
2023
8 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
20kmW | 1:41:22 | - | Oct 28 | Lusatian International Race-Walking Meeting |
MarathonRa | 3:32:27 | - | Oct 1 | Long Island Marathon Race Walk Mixed Relay, Hauppauge, NY |
20,000Metr | 1:42:28.86 | - | Jul 8 | USA Championships, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR |
20kmW | 1:41:37.01 | - | Apr 14 | 20k Race Walks at 63° Mt.SAC Relays |
20,000Metr | 1:41:37.01 | - | Apr 14 | 20k Race Walks at 63° Mt.SAC Relays |
3000m-short-track | 14:47.23 | - | Feb 16 | USA Indoor Championships, Convention Center, Albuquerque, NM (i) |
MileRaceWa | 6:59.61 | - | Feb 11 | Millrose Games, Armory Track&Field Center, New York, NY (i) - Indoor Meeting |
35kmW | 3:10:42 | - | Jan 15 | USA 35km Race Walking Championships |
2022
6 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
10,000Metr | 56:31.87 | - | Jun 14 | Vancouver Sun Harry Jerome International Track Classic, Swangard Stadium, Burnaby |
20kmW | 1:41:50 | - | Apr 24 | USATF Race Walking Championships |
20kmW | 1:56:02 | - | Mar 5 | World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships, Muscat |
20kmW | 1:56:02 | - | Mar 4 | World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships, Muscat |
20,000Metr | 1:44:02.38 | - | Feb 5 | USATF 20K Race Walk World Team Trials, Cuyamaca College, El Cajon, CA |
3000m-short-track | 13:58.63 | - | Jan 29 | Millrose Games, Armory Track&Field Center, New York, NY (i) - Invitational Events |
2021
1 performance| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
35kmW | DQ | - | Feb 28 | USA Race Walking Championships |
2020
4 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3000m-short-track | 14:10.88 | - | Feb 15 | USA Indoor Championships |
MileRaceWa | 6:52.13 | - | Feb 8 | NYRR Millrose Games, Armory Track&Field Center, New York, NY (i) |
50kmW | 4:53:27 | - | Jan 25 | USA 50km Race Walking Championships |
3000m-short-track | 12:58.63 | - | Jan 19 | Greater Boston Track Club Invitational, Harvard-Gordon Track and Tennis Center, Cambridge, MA (i) - Mixed Races |
2019
9 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
20kmW | 1:38:21 | - | Oct 20 | Around Taihu International Race Walking 2019, Suzhou |
50kmW | 5:23:05 | - | Sep 28 | IAAF World Championships in Athletics |
10,000Metr | 46:12.45 | - | Jul 28 | USA Championships, Drake Stadium, Des Moines, IA |
10Kilometr | 46:12.45 | - | Jul 27 | USA Championships, Drake Stadium, Des Moines, IA |
50,000Metr | 4:29:45.56 | - | Jul 13 | National Invitational Race Walking Meet, San Diego, CA |
50kmW | 4:50:27 | - | Apr 21 | Pan American 50km Race Walking Cup, Lázaro Cárdenas |
5000m-short-track | 23:15.50 | - | Mar 30 | UBC Open, Vancouver |
20kmW | 1:38:56 | - | Mar 17 | USA 20km Race Walking Championships, Tustin, CA |
3000m-short-track | 13:14.09 | - | Feb 24 | USA Indoor Championships |
Honours
NACAC Championships
20,000 Metres Race Walk
USA 35km Race Walk Championships & International Race Walk Invitational
35 Kilometres Race Walk
USA Championships
10,000 Metres Race Walk
Toronto NACAC Championships
20 Kilometres Race Walk
IAAF World Championships in Athletics
50 Kilometres Race Walk
USA 50km Race Walking Championships
50 Kilometres Race Walk
Frequently asked questions
What is Katie Burnett's 50 km Race Walk personal best?
Katie Burnett's 50 km Race Walk personal best is 4:21:51, set on Aug 13, 2017 in Olympic Stadium, London (GBR).
Which events does Katie Burnett compete in?
Katie Burnett competes in the 50 km Race Walk and 50,000 Metres Race Walk.
How did Katie Burnett perform in 2026?
2026 season best: 23:15.06, set on Mar 28, 2026 in Rashpal Dhillon Oval, Vancouver (CAN). Last competition: USA Championships on Jul 23, 2026, 1:56:41.