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{{Short description|English cyclist (born 1988)}}
{{Other people|Steve[n] or Stephen Burke|Steve Burke (disambiguation)}}
{{EngvarB|date=May 2015}}
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{{Infobox cyclist
| name           = Steven Burke <br /> <small>[[Order of the British Empire|MBE]]</small>
| image          = 2015 UEC Track Elite European Championships 166.JPG
| caption        = Burke at the October [[2015 UEC European Track Championships]]
| nickname       = The Colne Cyclone<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-19378785 |title=Colne parade for Olympic gold cyclist Steven Burke |date=25 August 2012 |website=[[bbc.co.uk]]  |access-date=6 March 2014}}</ref>
| birth_date     = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1988|3|4}}
| birth_place    = [[Burnley]], Lancashire, England
| height         = {{height|m=1.83|precision=0}}<ref name="Beijing">{{cite web| url=http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/9/225149.shtml| title=Athlete Biography&nbsp;– BURKE Steven | publisher=Beijing Olympics official website|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080908181758/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/9/225149.shtml|archive-date=8 September 2008}}</ref>
| weight         = {{convert|74|kg|lb st|abbr=on}}<ref name="Beijing" />
| currentteam    = {{UCI team code|WGN}}
| discipline     = Track, Road
| role           = Rider
| ridertype      = Track Endurance
| amateuryears1  = 2007
| amateurteam1   = Team 100% ME<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/teams/2007/team-100-me |title=Team 100% ME 2007 Cycling Team |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->  |website=[[cyclingnews.com]]|access-date=6 March 2014}}</ref>
| proyears1      = 2010
| proteam1       = {{UCI team code|MPT|2010}}
| proyears2      = 2011
| proteam2       = {{UCI team code|UKY|2011}}<ref name=cw>{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/steven-burke-rider-profile-72182 |title=Steven Burke: Rider Profile|date=22 December 2010 |website=[[Cycling Weekly]]|access-date=6 March 2014}}</ref>
| proyears3      = 2012
| proteam3       = {{UCI team code|IGS|2012}}<ref name=cw />
| proyears4      = 2013
| proteam4       = {{UCI team code|VGR|2013}}<ref name=cw />
| proyears5      = 2014
| proteam5       = Haribo-Beacon<ref name=cw />
| proyears6      = 2015–2018
| proteam6       = {{UCI team code|WGN|2015}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/jan/08/bradley-wiggins-new-team-sky |title=Bradley Wiggins unveils new team to be sponsored by Sky |last=Fotheringham |first=William|author-link=William Fotheringham|date=8 January 2014|website=[[theguardian.com]]|access-date=8 January 2015}}</ref>
| majorwins      = ;''Track''
: '''[[Cycling at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]'''
::[[Cycling at the Summer Olympics|Team pursuit]] ([[Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit|2012]], [[Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit|2016]])
: '''[[UCI Track Cycling World Championships|World Championships]]'''
::[[UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's team pursuit|Team pursuit]] ([[2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's team pursuit|2012]])
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport|Men's [[track cycling]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{GBR2}}}}
{{MedalOlympic}}
{{MedalGold|[[2012 Summer Olympics|2012 London]]|[[Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit|Team pursuit]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2016 Summer Olympics|2016 Rio de Janeiro]]|[[Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit|Team pursuit]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Beijing]]|[[Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's individual pursuit|Individual pursuit]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[UCI Track Cycling World Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships|2012 Melbourne]]|[[2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's team pursuit|Team pursuit]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2010 UCI Track Cycling World Championships|2010 Ballerup]]|[[2010 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's team pursuit|Team pursuit]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2013 UCI Track Cycling World Championships|2013 Minsk]]|[[2013 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's team pursuit|Team pursuit]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships|2015 Yvelines]]|[[2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's team pursuit|Team pursuit]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships|2016 London]]|[[2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's team pursuit|Team pursuit]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships|2011 Apeldoorn]]|[[2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's team pursuit|Team pursuit]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[UEC European Track Championships|European Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2010 European Track Championships|2010 Pruszków]]|Team pursuit}}
{{MedalGold|[[2011 European Track Championships|2011 Apeldoorn]]|[[2011 European Track Championships – Men's team pursuit|Team pursuit]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2013 European Track Championships|2013 Apeldoorn]]|[[2013 European Track Championships – Men's team pursuit|Team pursuit]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2016 UEC European Track Championships|2016 Yvelines]]|[[2016 UEC European Track Championships – Men's team pursuit|Team pursuit]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{ENG}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Commonwealth Games]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2014 Commonwealth Games|2014 Glasgow]]|Team pursuit}}
}}
'''Steven James Burke''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|commas=on|MBE}} (born 4 March 1988) is a former English [[Track cycling|track]] and road cyclist, who rode for the now disbanded {{UCI team code|WGN}} cycling team.<ref name="British Cycling">[http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/web/site/BC/gbr/GBRiderInfo/Burke_Steven_Bio.asp Steven Burke Biography] British Cycling; Accessed 16 August 2008</ref> He represented Britain at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]], beating his pre Olympics personal best in the individual pursuit by eleven seconds, to take the bronze medal. He stood on the podium alongside his cycling idol, gold medallist [[Bradley Wiggins]].

During 2012, Burke was part of the Great Britain team that won the Olympic and [[2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships|World]] Championships, in the Team Pursuit discipline. He was part of the GB Team, that retained the team pursuit title at the [[2016 Summer Olympics|2016 Olympics]]. Burke was appointed [[Member of the Order of the British Empire]] (MBE) in the [[2013 New Year Honours]] on 29 December 2012, for services to cycling.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=60367 |date=29 December 2012 |page=24 |supp=y}}</ref>

==Early life==
Burke was born in [[Burnley]] and lived in [[Colne]], Lancashire during his early life, attending [[Park High School, Colne|Park High School]] and later [[Nelson and Colne College]]<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/cycling/3601899.Family_s_pride_at_Colne_cyclist_s_Olympic_medal/ |title=Family's pride at Colne cyclist's Olympic medal |publisher=Lancashire Telegraph |date=18 August 2008 |access-date=11 August 2012}}</ref><ref name="FE">{{cite web |url=http://feweek.co.uk/2016/08/12/fe-students-add-to-team-gb-olympic-medal-haul/ |title=FE students add to Team GB Olympic medal haul |access-date=22 August 2016 |work=FE Week}}</ref> (which named its sports centre after him).<ref>{{citation |title=Pendle cycling hero opens college's new facilities |url=http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/archive/2008/12/03/Education+%28education%29/3946679.Pendle_cycling_hero_opens_college_s_new_facilities/ |publisher=Lancashire Telegraph |date=3 December 2008 |access-date=11 August 2012}}</ref> Born into a cycling family, both Burke's grandfather Brian Wesson, and his mother Sharon, have competed at national level. His dad Alvin also was a cyclist and competed in many time trials.

He began attending [[Manchester Velodrome]] as a teenager, previously being more interested in football.<ref>{{citation |title=Family's joy at gold medal win |url=http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics_2012/ones_to_watch/9856081.Family_s_joy_at_gold_medal_win/ |publisher=Lancashire Telegraph |date=3 August 2012 |access-date=11 August 2012}}</ref>

==Career==
Despite specialising in the team pursuit, Burke has an impressive turn of speed, demonstrated by his success as a junior in the scratch and kilo events. He was consistently beating [[Mark Cavendish]] in sprints, during training in 2007.<ref name="CWbio">{{cite web|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/olympics/GB_rider_profile_Steven_Burke_article_264589.html|title=GB RIDER PROFILE: STEVEN BURKE| publisher=Cycling Weekly|date=30 July 2008|accessdate=16 August 2008}}</ref>

Burke has an impressive Olympic Games record having never been beaten in the Team Pursuit. 
Burke took the decision to retire in 2019 after achieving his Olympic goal of retaining their TP title.

==Major results==
===Track===
{{Div col}}
;2005
: [[British National Track Championships|National Junior Championships]]
::1st [[File:MaillotReinoUnido.PNG|20px|link=National cycling champion jersey]] Kilo
::3rd Points race
::3rd Scratch
: 1st [[File:UEC Champion Jersey.svg|20px]] Team pursuit, [[2006 UEC European Track Championships|UEC European Under-23 Championships]]
: 2nd [[File:Silver medal uci.svg|15px]] Team pursuit, [[UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships|UCI World Junior Championships]]
;2006
: 1st [[File:UEC Champion Jersey.svg|20px]] Team pursuit, [[2006 UEC European Track Championships|UEC European Under-23 Championships]]
: 3rd [[File:Bronze medal uci.svg|15px]] Team pursuit, [[UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships|UCI World Junior Championships]]
;2007
: [[2007 UEC European Track Championships|UEC European Under-23 Championships]]
::1st [[File:UEC Champion Jersey.svg|20px]] Team pursuit
::3rd Individual pursuit
: [[British National Track Championships|National Championships]]
::1st [[File:MaillotReinoUnido.PNG|20px|link=National cycling champion jersey]] Scratch
::1st [[File:MaillotReinoUnido.PNG|20px|link=National cycling champion jersey]] Team pursuit
: 1st [[File:MaillotReinoUnido.PNG|20px|link=National cycling champion jersey]] Individual pursuit, [[British National Track Championships|National Junior Championships]]
: 3rd Team pursuit, [[2006–2007 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics|UCI World Cup Classics]], Manchester
;2008
: [[British National Track Championships|National Championships]]
::1st [[File:MaillotReinoUnido.PNG|20px|link=National cycling champion jersey]] Individual pursuit
::3rd Kilo
: 3rd [[File:Bronze medal olympic.svg|15px]] [[Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's individual pursuit|Individual pursuit]], [[2008 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
;2009
: 1st [[File:UEC Champion Jersey.svg|20px]] Individual pursuit, [[2009 UEC European Track Championships|UEC European Under-23 Championships]]
: 1st [[File:MaillotReinoUnido.PNG|20px|link=National cycling champion jersey]] Kilo, [[British National Track Championships|National Championships]]
;2011
: 1st [[File:UEC Champion Jersey.svg|20px]] [[2011 European Track Championships – Men's team pursuit|Team pursuit]], [[2011 European Track Championships|UEC European Championships]]
: 1st [[File:MaillotReinoUnido.PNG|20px|link=National cycling champion jersey]] Individual pursuit, [[British National Track Championships|National Championships]]
;2012
: 1st [[File:Gold medal olympic.svg|15px]] [[Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit|Team pursuit]], [[2012 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
: 1st [[File:Rainbow Jersey Track.svg|20px]] [[2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's team pursuit|Team pursuit]], [[2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships|UCI World Championships]]
;2013
: 1st [[File:UEC Champion Jersey.svg|20px]] [[2013 UEC European Track Championships – Men's team pursuit|Team pursuit]], [[2013 European Track Championships|UEC European Championships]]
: 2nd [[File:Silver medal uci.svg|15px]] [[2013 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's team pursuit|Team pursuit]], [[2013 UCI Track Cycling World Championships|UCI World Championships]]
;2014
: [[2014–15 UCI Track Cycling World Cup|UCI World Cup]]
::1st Team pursuit, London
::2nd Team pursuit, Guadalajara
: 2nd [[File:Silver medal blank.svg|15px]] Team pursuit, [[2014 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]]
: 2nd Individual pursuit, [[2014 British National Track Championships|National Championships]]
;2015
: 1st [[File:European champion jersey 2014.svg|20px]] [[2015 UEC European Track Championships – Men's team pursuit|Team pursuit]], [[2015 UEC European Track Championships|UEC European Championships]]
: 3rd Kilo, [[British National Track Championships|National Championships]]
;2016
: 1st [[File:Gold medal olympic.svg|15px]] [[Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics - Men's team pursuit|Team pursuit]], [[2016 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
{{div col end}}

==World records==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Discipline
! Record
! Date
! Event
! Velodrome
! {{abbr|Ref|References}}
|-
| rowspan="5" | [[Team pursuit]]
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | 3:53.295
| 4 April 2012
| [[2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's team pursuit|World Championships]]
| [[Hisense Arena]] (Melbourne)
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref name="WR1">{{cite news|title=Track Worlds: Great Britain beat Australia with world record|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/17608188|access-date=28 June 2015|work=[[BBC Sport]]|publisher=BBC|date=4 April 2012}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | 3:52.499
| 2 August 2012
| rowspan="2" | [[Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit|Olympic Games]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Lee Valley VeloPark|Lee Valley]] (London)
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref name="WR2">{{cite news|last1=Gallagher|first1=Brendan|title=London 2012 Olympics: GB pursuit quartet demolish world record in heats|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/cycling/9447820/London-2012-Olympics-GB-pursuit-quartet-demolish-world-record-in-heats.html|access-date=28 June 2015|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|date=2 August 2012}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | 3:51.659
| 3 August 2012
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref name="WR3">{{cite news |last=Bevan |first=Chris |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/18916652 |title=Olympics cycling: Team GB defend men's pursuit title |work=[[BBC Sport]] |publisher=BBC |date=3 August 2012 |access-date=9 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150809114806/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/18916652 |archive-date=9 August 2015 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | 3:50.570
| rowspan="2" | 12 August 2016
| rowspan="2" | [[Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit|Olympic Games]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Rio Olympic Velodrome|Rio Olympic]]
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://smsprio2016-a.akamaihd.net/_odf-documents/C/T/CTM402800_Results_2016_08_12_b74a4cb2_6fd4_407d_841c_c91e2348f287.pdf|title=Men's Team Pursuit First Round Results|date=12 August 2016|website=Rio2016.com|publisher=[[International Olympic Committee]]|access-date=12 August 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920103842/https://smsprio2016-a.akamaihd.net/_odf-documents/C/T/CTM402800_Results_2016_08_12_b74a4cb2_6fd4_407d_841c_c91e2348f287.pdf|archive-date=20 September 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | 3:50.265
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{cite web|title=Men's Team Pursuit Final Results|url=https://smsprio2016-a.akamaihd.net/_odf-documents/C/T/CTM402100_Results_2016_08_12_cdfe0bd1_96fd_4f43_8552_13cb93993524.pdf|website=Rio2016.com|publisher=[[International Olympic Committee]]|date=12 August 2016|access-date=12 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920104020/https://smsprio2016-a.akamaihd.net/_odf-documents/C/T/CTM402100_Results_2016_08_12_cdfe0bd1_96fd_4f43_8552_13cb93993524.pdf|archive-date=20 September 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|}

==See also==
*[[2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics gold post boxes]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100224070700/http://www.motorpointprocycling.com/ Motorpoint Pro-Cycling]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080821131211/http://www.pendletoday.co.uk/stevenburke Steven Burke, articles at Pendletoday.co.uk]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081006213851/http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/web/site/BC/gbr/EventReports2006/20060723_Steven_Burke.asp British Cycling interview with Steven Burke, 23 July 2006]

{{Footer Olympic Champions Track Team Pursuit Men}}
{{UCI Track Cycling World Champions – Men's team pursuit}}
{{UEC European Track Champions – Men's team pursuit}}

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