About Jean-Pierre Burny
Born 1944. Jean-Pierre Burny is a Belgian kayaker and canoeist.
Jean-Pierre Burny (Mont-Saint-Guibert, 12 November 1944) is a Belgian canoe sprinter 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).
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.
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Jean-Pierre Burny was born on 12 November 1944 in Mont-Saint-Guibert.
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Jean-Pierre Burny is a kayaker and canoeist.
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Jean-Pierre Burny is Belgian.
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