Iain Brambell
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Nationality | Canadian | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1973-11-10) November 10, 1973 (age 50) Brentwood Bay, British Columbia, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse | Laryssa Biesenthal | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Victoria City Rowing Club | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Iain Brambell (born November 10, 1973[1]) is a Canadian Olympic rower. Born and raised in Brentwood Bay, British Columbia,[1] he competed at the Summer Olympics in Sydney in 2000, Athens in 2004, and Beijing in 2008, each time in the men's lightweight coxless four. He is a graduate of Brock University and The University of Western Ontario.[2] He is married to Olympic rower Laryssa Biesenthal.[2]
He won a bronze medal at the 2002 World Rowing Championships in the men's lightweight coxless four.
At the 2008 Summer Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the men's lightweight coxless four with Mike Lewis, Liam Parsons, and Jon Beare.[3]
Brambell has successfully transitioned from being a high-performance athlete to a high-performance sport administrator. He has held high-performance advisory roles within the Australian Sport Commission & Own The Podium, and High Performance Director roles with Rowing Canada Aviron and Australian Sailing.
References
- ^ a b "Iain Brambell". worldrowing.com. World Rowing. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
- ^ a b "2008 Lightweight Men". Archived from the original on August 17, 2008. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
- ^ "Gold in men's eight, bronze in women's double, men's four". Beijing: The Sports Network. August 17, 2008. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
External links
- Iain Brambell at World Rowing
- Iain Brambell at Olympics.com
- Iain Brambell at Olympedia
- Iain Brambell at Real Champions
- Iain Brambell at Rowing Canada Aviron
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