John David Burnes (born April 26, 1988 in

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) is an Olympic athlete from

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, who competed in

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. He participated in the

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, both individually and with the Canadian Men's Team.

2008 Summer Olympics

At the

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Burnes finished his ranking round with a total of 644 points. This gave him the 50th seed for the final competition bracket in which he faced

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in the first round. Burnes could not compete with the

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and only scored 89 points, while Ellison produced a 111 score. Fellow Canadian

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beat Ellison in the second round.Athlete biography: John David Burnes
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and Lyon he also took part in the team event. With his 644 score from the ranking round combined with the 664 of Duenas and the 646 of Lyon the Canadians were in 11th position after the ranking round. In the first round they were beaten by the

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team 219–217. The Italian team later reached the final, and won the silver medal.

Arrest

Burnes was one of 31 people arrested in February 2009 during a province-wide crackdown on online child pornography. He was subsequently charged on one count each of possession of child pornography and making child pornography available. The charges were later stayed by a judge in Ontario

References

1988 births Living people Canadian male archers Archers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic archers for Canada Sportspeople from Toronto 21st-century Canadian sportsmen {{Canada-archery-bio-stub