Barbara Burke

British athlete (1917-1998)
Person Human Q467540
Barbara Burke
Alan Webb · Public Domain · Wikimedia

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[7]
Date of birth
May 13, 1917
Date of death
August 8, 1998
Place of death
Johannesburg
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[6]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[12]
Country for sport
United Kingdom[13]
Family name
Burke[9]
Given name
Barbara[10]
Height
177[14]
Mass
63[15]
Sports discipline competed in
sprinting[16]
🏷️ Also known as
en Barbara Burke en Barbara Hannah Anita Burke ar باربرا بيرك de Barbara Hannah Anita Burke fa باربارا برک it Barbara Hannah Anita Burke ja バーバラ・バーク ko 바버라 버크 ko 바버라 해나 어니타 버크 pl Barbara Hannah Anita Burke ru Барбара Бурк zh 芭芭拉·伯克
🔖 Identifiers · 9
Athletics Podium person ID
40117
Freebase ID
/m/0gn4tx
InterSportStats athlete ID
3000003927
Olympedia people ID
68619
Olympics.com athlete ID
barbara-hannah-anita-burke
Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID (archived)
bu/barbara-burke-1
Tilastopaja female athlete ID
372264
Track and Field Statistics female athlete ID
361
World Athletics athlete ID
14558003

Report an error or request removal Lineage (PROV-JSON)

🔗 Connections
Country for sport 1
Country of citizenship 1
Family name 1
Given name 1
Instance of 1
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Occupation 1
Participant in 1
Place of birth 1
Place of death 1
Sex or gender 1
Sport 1
Sports discipline competed in 1
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Summary

Barbara Burke's place of birth was London Borough of Croydon[1]. She was born on May 13, 1917[2]. She died in Johannesburg[3]. She died on August 8, 1998[4]. She worked as an athletics competitor[5].

FAQs

Where was Barbara Burke born?

Barbara Burke was born in London Borough of Croydon[1].

Where did Barbara Burke die?

Barbara Burke passed away in Johannesburg[3].

What did Barbara Burke do for work?

Barbara Burke worked as athletics competitor[5].

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Barbara Burke. Retrieved November 12, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/barbara-burke
MLA “Barbara Burke.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 12 Nov. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/barbara-burke.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_barbara-burke_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Barbara Burke}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/barbara-burke}, note = {Accessed: 2026-11-12}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Barbara Burke — https://4ort.xyz/entity/barbara-burke (retrieved 2026-11-12)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/barbara-burke · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 10w ago · WikiTrackBot · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    Participant in → 1936 Summer Olympics
    Occupation → athletics competitor
    Athletics Podium person ID → 40117
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Athletics Podium person ID: 40117, add P13725 (40117) via athpod"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.