Paul McBurney
400m/4 x 400m Relay

INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS/RESULTS
The 1999 World T&F Championships will be Paul's first major games in an Irish vest having declared from GB & NI earlier this year. He has competed in two Commonwealth Games, 1994 in Canada and 1998 in Kuala Lumpar. In 1994 he reached the semi-final of the 200m, and the quarter-final of the 400m. In 1998 he qualified for the semi-final in the 400m. Paul represented GB & NI in the 4x400m relay in an international match v USA, in Glasgow in 1998. Prior to this he competed for GB & NI in two U23 internationals in 1994. He has several National titles to his credit including the Portuguese, Scottish, Irish and Northern Irish. He won the Welsh Games 400m title in 1997 and 1998.

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS/RESULTS
Paul secured his place on the team with a victory in the 1999 TNT BLE Senior T&F Championships 400m. He is the current Northern Ireland record holder in both the 200m and 400m. He was the Northern Ireland Champion five times between 1994-98. The Belfast man was a winner of the Scottish 400m title in 1994,95,97 & 99.

1999 FORM
After clocking an early season 400m time of 46.83 whilst training in South Africa with Iwan Thomas, Paul was unfortunate to pick up a niggling hamstring injury which forced him to miss the first few races of the summer. However he did recover to post three further sub 47.00 performances, winning the Scottish Championships in 46.83, 2nd in Riga in 46.42, and a season's best 46.11 to finish 5th in Budapest. Prior to this he was 3rd in the Cork City Sports (47.32), and Antrim International (47.31). He dropped to 200m in a British League match, finishing 2nd in 21.2, before winning his first BLE National title in 47.09.