Petra Burka (; born November 17, 1946) is a Canadian former competitive figure skater and now coach. She won the 1964 Olympic bronze medal in women's figure skating and the 1965 World championship in the sport.
Personal life
Petra Burka was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands on November 17, 1946, At the 1962 Canadian Championships, Burka became the first woman to land a triple Salchow and came away with the silver medal.
Results
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=8 align=center | International
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! Event
! 1960
! 1961
! 1962
! 1963
! 1964
! 1965
! 1966
|-
| align=left | Winter Olympics || || || || || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd || ||
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| align=left | World Championships || || || 4th || 5th || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd
|-
| align=left | North American Champ. || || || || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || || bgcolor=gold | 1st ||
|-
! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=8 align=center | National
|-
| align=left | Canadian Championships || 10th J || bgcolor=gold | 1st J || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=gold | 1st
|}
See also
- Karen Magnussen
- Elizabeth Manley
- Kaetlyn Osmond
- Joannie Rochette
- Barbara Ann Scott