Sport: | Rowing |
Iain Brambell | |
Nationality: | Canadian |
Spouse: | Laryssa Biesenthal |
Club: | Victoria City Rowing Club |
Birth Date: | 10 November 1973 |
Birth Place: | Brentwood Bay, British Columbia, Canada |
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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.