Jean-Pierre Burny (born 12 November 1944) is a Belgian

Belgium

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 sprint canoer

Canoe racing

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 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, earning his best finish of fourth in the K-1 1000 m

Canoeing at the 1972 Summer Olympics - Men's K-1 1000 metres

The men's K-1 1000 metres event was an individual kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1972 Summer Olympics program.-Medalists:-Heats:...

 event at Munich

Munich

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 in 1972

1972 Summer Olympics

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