| Petra Burka |
Petra Burka in 1965 |
| Personal information |
| Country represented |
 Canada |
| Born |
(1946-11-17) November 17, 1946 (age 66) |
| Height |
1.53 m (5 ft 0 in) |
| Former coach |
Ellen Burka |
| Skating club |
Toronto Skating Club |
| Retired |
1969 |
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Petra Burka (born 17 November 1946) is a former world champion figure skater and now coach.
Biography [edit]
Burka was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands on 17 November 1946, the daughter of renowned figure skater Ellen Burka, and came to Canada with her parents in 1951. In 1961, she was the Junior Canadian Skating Champion and the Senior Canadian Champion between 1964–1966. In 1965 she won the World Figure Skating Championships, the first Canadian to win the event since Barbara Ann Scott in 1947. She represented Canada at the 1964 Olympics and won the bronze medal. She was also two times bronze medallist at the World Championships.[1]
Burka is credited as being the first woman to land a triple jump, a triple salchow at the 1965 Canadian Championships.
Her other achievements were winning Canada's Outstanding Athlete of the Year in 1964 and twice winning Canada's Outstanding Female Athlete of the Year in 1964 and 1965. In 1965 she was also inducted to the Canada's Sports Hall of Fame.[1]
Burka retired from competition after the 1966 World Figure Skating Championships and signed to tour with Holiday On Ice.[2] though she did work for Holidays on Ice until 1969.[3] She then took on coaching as well as being a commentator on figure skating events for CBC and CBS for Olympic, World, European and Canadian championships.
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| Persondata |
| Name |
Burka, Petra |
| Alternative names |
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| Short description |
Figure skater |
| Date of birth |
17 November 1946 |
| Place of birth |
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| Date of death |
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| Place of death |
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Canada
