Career
Originally from Truro, Nova Scotia, he was based in Richmond Hill, Ontario and Fredericton, New Brunswick during his competitive career. In the men"s team event, he was the last floor performer after teammates Alan Nolet, Richard Ikeda and Travis Romagnoli. In what he would later describe as one of the best performances of his life, he scored 9.55 to secure the gold medal for the Canadian team
Pan American Games Olympics Burley announced his retirement from competition in 1999, and subsequently worked as a television production assistant and served on the board of directors of the Association of Canada"s National Team Athletes.
He worked with Cirque du Soleil for several years as a performer in Alegría and as assistant artistic director of Dralion. He later worked on the communications and media team for Toronto"s bid to host the 2015 Pan American Games.
Openly gay, he is also a spokesperson for the Canadian Olympic Committee"s program to combat homophobia in sport.
