Jean-Pierre Burny

Jean-Pierre Burny (born 12 November 1944) is a Belgian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1960s to the mid-1970s. He won two medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a silver (K-2 500 m: 1971) and a bronze (K-1 500 m: 1970).

Jean-Pierre Burny
Paul Hoekstra and Jean-Pierre Burny (right) in 1975
Personal information
Born12 November 1944 (1944-11-12) (age 76)
Mont-Saint-Guibert, Brabant Wallon, Belgium
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
Sportcanoe sprint
ClubKCC Gent, Gent
RCNML, Anseremme

Burny also competed in three Summer Olympics in 1968–1976 with the best result of fourth place in the K-1 1000 m event in 1972.

References

  • ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-01-21). Additional archives: Wayback Machine.
  • ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jean-Pierre Burny". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 25 July 2009.


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