Talk:Gregory Burns

Requested corrections — COI declaration

I am Gregory Burns, the subject of this article. Per Wikipedia's conflict-of-interest guidelines I am not editing the article directly, but I am requesting that neutral editors correct the following factual errors. I am happy to provide supporting documentation.

1. "Retiring from the Paralympics in 2004" — incorrect

I competed at the 1992 Barcelona, 1996 Atlanta, and 2000 Sydney Paralympic Games. I did not compete in 2004. The phrase "Retiring from the Paralympics in 2004" is incorrect.

Suggested replacement: "Following his third Paralympic Games at Sydney in 2000, he transitioned into endurance IronMan sporting events…"

2. Tokyo 2020 — two separate commissions, both verifiable The article currently mentions the Olympic Agora in passing. There were in fact two distinct IOC-connected commissions at Tokyo 2020 and both are verifiable through official IOC/IPC records:

(a) Olympic Agora commission: Gregory Burns was one of six Olympian and Paralympian Artists-in-Residence selected by the Olympic Foundation for Culture and Heritage for the Olympic Agora programme. He was commissioned to create six large-scale Noren screens (each 53×128 inches), displayed throughout Tokyo during the Games in 2021.

(b) IOC-commissioned live painting — permanent collection: Gregory Burns was commissioned by the IOC to perform a live painting demonstration at the National Stadium, Tokyo, as part of the closing ceremony cultural programme. The resulting work, Athlete's Journey Tokyo (5×5ft), was subsequently acquired by the IOC Museum in Lausanne and is now part of its permanent collection. This addition to the permanent collection can be verified through the IOC Museum directly. 3. IOC Olympic Education Commission — membership confirmed by a letter from IOC President sent to Gregory in February of 2026

Burns was reconfirmed as a member of the IOC Olympic Education Commission in February 2026. This can be verified through official IOC records.

Thank you for reviewing these corrections. <span data-dtsignatureforswitching="1"></span>~2026-33743-21 (talk) 15:10, 7 June 2026 (UTC)

Reply 25-JUN-2026

  Not an actionable request  

1. The phrase Retiring from the Paralympics in 2004 does not appear anywhere in the article. The phrase Retiring from the Paralympics, he transitioned to IronMan events does appear.
2. Claims about the Olympic commissions were not provided with references as part of the request on the talk page.

Regards,  Spintendo  02:25, 26 June 2026 (UTC)

Thank you @Spintendo for the review, and apologies for the imprecision — I quoted the phrase from memory. Restating as specific changes, each with a published source:

Request 1 — change: "Retiring from the Paralympics, he transitioned to IronMan events"

to: "Following his third Paralympic Games at Sydney in 2000, he transitioned to endurance sport, completing multiple IronMan triathlons."

Source: The Straits Times, 16 March 2012, p. 17: https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/issue/straitstimes20120316-1 — independently confirms participation at the 1992, 1996 and 2000 Games, and no Games after 2000.

Request 2 — add (where the Olympic Agora is currently mentioned in passing): "Burns was one of six athlete-artists — five Olympians and one Paralympian — selected for the Olympic Agora programme at the Tokyo 2020 Games. For the programme's Noren Curtains exhibition, held at Mitsukoshi-mae station in Tokyo, each artist created a series of noren curtains on the theme of Tokyo and the Olympic spirit; Burns's medium was painting."

Sources: IOC Museum, Olympian Artists at Tokyo 2020: https://www.olympics.com/museum/explore/programmes/olympian-artists/tokyo-2020 and artist page: https://www.olympics.com/museum/explore/programmes/olympian-artists/tokyo-2020/gregory-burns

Separately, for editors' awareness rather than as formal requests: (a) the IOC also commissioned a live painting at the National Stadium during the Tokyo Games — the resulting work, Athlete's Journey Tokyo, was acquired by the Olympic Museum in Lausanne for its permanent collection; and (b) my membership of the IOC Olympic Education Commission was reconfirmed in February 2026. I hold direct documentation of both but understand these are not citable as unpublished sources. If an editor can advise what published sourcing would satisfy these points, I'd be glad to pursue it. ~2026-33743-21 (talk) 11:04, 17 July 2026 (UTC)

Citation sources provided by subject — Gregory Burns

I am Gregory Burns, the subject of this article. I am not editing the article directly due to conflict of interest guidelines, but I am providing reliable published sources below to address the citation warning and support key claims in the article. 1. Tokyo 2020 Olympic commission — IOC Museum (official source) https://www.olympics.com/museum/explore/programmes/olympian-artists/tokyo-2020/gregory-burns 2. Tokyo 2020 Olympian Artists in Residence programme — IOC Museum https://www.olympics.com/museum/explore/programmes/olympian-artists/tokyo-2020 3. Paralympic medals and five world records — The Straits Times, 16 March 2012, page 17 https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/issue/straitstimes20120316-1 The Straits Times article independently confirms: three Paralympic Games (1992, 1996, 2000), five medals (two gold, two silver, one bronze), and five world records. I would be grateful if an editor could add these as citations to the relevant claims in the article and remove the citation warning once satisfied. ~2026-33743-21 (talk) 18:53, 26 June 2026 (UTC)