16 Facts About Dawn Burrell

Dawn C Burrell was born on November 1,1973 and is an American chef and retired long jumper.

Dawn Burrell won the gold medal at the 2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships and represented the United States at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Dawn Burrell attended Penn Wood High School and enjoyed her first athletic successes in 1991 when she won four Pennsylvania state titles in the jumps and hurdles and won a bronze medal at the United States Junior Championships.

Dawn Burrell initially started out in the 100 meter hurdles and reached the event final at the 1992 World Junior Championships in Athletics.

Dawn Burrell gradually began to focus more on the long jump and it was in this event that she made her first senior international appearance, taking fifth place in the final at the 1995 Pan American Games.

Dawn Burrell represented the University of Houston at the NCAA Track and Field Championships from 1993 to 1995 and was graduated the following year.

Dawn Burrell came fourth at the 1998 Goodwill Games and competed at the 1998 IAAF Grand Prix Final, where she finished eighth.

Dawn Burrell was runner-up to Shana Williams at the national indoor championships, but still was selected for the 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships and she finished eighth in the long jump final.

Dawn Burrell reached the long jump final at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics alongside fellow Americans Marion Jones and Shana Williams.

Dawn Burrell finished sixth at what would be her first and only appearance on the outdoor world stage.

Dawn Burrell started the year by taking her third US Indoor title in the long jump.

Dawn Burrell was chosen to compete at the 2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Lisbon, Portugal.

Dawn Burrell next went to work for Tyson Cole at the restaurant Uchi's Houston location, then became sous chef at Uchi's sister restaurant in Austin, Uchiko.

Dawn Burrell left the role following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic; at the time, she was caring for her mother who had recently had a stroke and the COVID exposure involved in working in a restaurant would have endangered her.

Dawn Burrell competed on Top Chef: Portland, which aired in 2021.

Dawn Burrell finished in the top three, making it to the season finale.