Grayson Burne, sometimes listed as Grayson Bourne, is a British

Great Britain

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 sprint canoer

Canoe racing

This article discusses canoe sprint and canoe marathon, competitive forms of canoeing and kayaking on more or less flat water. Both sports are governed by the International Canoe Federation ....

 who competed from the early 1980s to the mid 1990s. He won two medals in the K-2 10000 m event at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold (1990

1990 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships

The 1990 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Poznań, Poland on Lake Malta.The men's competition consisted of eight Canadian and nine kayak events. Five events were held for the women, all in kayak....

) and a silver (K-2 10000 m: 1989

1989 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships

The 1989 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.The men's competition consisted of eight Canadian and nine kayak events. Five events were held for the women, all in kayak...

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Burne also competed in five Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of fifth in the K-4 1000 m

Canoeing at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Men's K-4 1000 metres

The men's K-4 1000 metres event was a fours kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1984 Summer Olympics program.-Medalists:-Heats:15 crews entered in two heats on August 7...

 event at Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

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 in 1984

1984 Summer Olympics

The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984...

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