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Sarah Burke

1982 - 2012

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Sarah Jean Burke (September 3, 1982 – January 19, 2012) was a Canadian freestyle skier who was a pioneer of the superpipe event. She was a five-time Winter X Games gold medallist, and won the world championship in the halfpipe in 2005. She successfully lobbied the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to have the event added to the Olympic program for the 2014 Winter Olympics. She was considered a medal favourite in the event. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Sarah Burke is the 4,916th most popular athlete (down from 4,305th in 2024), the 1,284th most popular biography from Canada (down from 1,204th in 2019) and the 119th most popular Canadian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Sarah Burke ranks 4,916 out of 6,025. Before her are Krisztina Fazekas-Zur, Fanny Horn Birkeland, Johannes Dale, Hanna Knyazyeva-Minenko, Mark Knowles, and Anna Gasser. After her are Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad, Raúl Martínez, Debbie Watson, Sarolta Kovács, Paul Gonzales, and Michelle Burgher.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Sarah Burke ranks 1,014. Before her are Fabrício André Pires, Emad Mohammed, Katie Lowes, Brooke D'Orsay, Adam Wingard, and Roko Karanušić. After her are Rémi Mathis, Patrick Pemberton, Fahid Ben Khalfallah, Ester Dean, Michele Pazienza, and Lupe Fiasco. Among people deceased in 2012, Sarah Burke ranks 522. Before her are Vigor Bovolenta, Andrew Breitbart, Ajmal Kasab, Jorge Andrés Boero, Mark Lenzi, and Doris Singleton. After her are Jaspal Bhatti, Tony Greig, Gary Ablett, Víctor Cabedo, Rémi Ochlik, and Arfa Karim.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Sarah Burke ranks 1,285 out of 1,622. Before her are Kailen Sheridan (1995), Dakota Goyo (1999), Nolan Gerard Funk (1986), John White (1981), Brooke D'Orsay (1982), and Darren Barber (1968). After her are Michael Barry (1975), Elvis Stojko (1972), Charlotte Cardin (1994), Sook-Yin Lee (null), Chuck Comeau (1979), and Sébastien Lefebvre (1981).

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Among ATHLETES In Canada

Among athletes born in Canada, Sarah Burke ranks 119. Before her are Blair Horn (1961), Simon Whitfield (1975), Cameron Baerg (1972), Alison Korn (1970), Jill Henselwood (1962), and Darren Barber (1968). After her are Liam Parsons (1977), Pierce LePage (1996), Dylan Armstrong (1981), Pat Turner (1961), Jessica Klimkait (1996), and Cori Morris (1971).

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