Roles | Competed in Olympic Games (non-medal events) |
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Sex | Male |
Full name | Bruce Kenneth “Kenny”•Burruss |
Used name | Kenny•Burruss |
Born | 11 January 1947 |
Died | 31 July 2010 |
NOC | United States |
Kenny Burruss played in the pelota Basque demonstration events at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics. Very little is known about the US players in the sport. Burrus played cesta punta, doubles and finished fifth. He was from Florida and was known to visit jai alai frontons, which is perhaps where he became interested in playing pelota
Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
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1968 Summer Olympics | Basque pelota | USA | Kenny Burruss | |||
Cesta Punta, Doubles, Men (Olympic (non-medal)) | United States | 5 |