Sarah Burke, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Sarah Burke

Canadian freeskier

Date of Birth: 03-Sep-1982

Place of Birth: Barrie, Ontario, Canada

Date of Death: 19-Jan-2012

Profession: freestyle skier

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

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.
Burke died following a training accident in Utah in 2012.