Timothy John Burke (born February 3, 1982, in Paul Smiths, New York) is a retired U.S. biathlete and coach.

[4][note 1] However, his moment of international attention came as Jay Hakkinen surprisingly brought the US team to the first exchange in first place.

[5] Burke, whose results soon improved markedly under Nilsson's guidance, credits the Swede with "teaching me what hard training really looks like.

[4] The 2007–08 season was a disappointment as Burke suffered from health problems again[12] and failed to improve on the previous year, finishing 29th in the overall World Cup.

[2] Burke initially held that position for just one competition, as he only finished 19th in a 10 km sprint at Oberhof, Germany, in adverse weather conditions.

[18][19] The winner,[18][19] Evgeny Ustyugov of Russia, in turn captured the World Cup leader's yellow bib for the first time in his career.

[4][23] At the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games, Burke had big expectations and aimed to win a medal but instead left at one of the lowest in his 14 years as a USA national team member.

[25] In addition, there was media hype around his participation as he was the first American to lead the Biathlon World Cup standings and was a strong medal contender.

[30] After his 15k mass start race, his coach, Nilsson, believed that Burke did not find the balance "between calm and aggressiveness".

[31] Burke reflected on his own race, suggesting it may have been the pressure that ultimately got to him and caused him to make the three misses that ended his chances in medalling.