Iain Brambell Explained

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Iain Brambell. worldrowing.com. World Rowing. July 15, 2024.
  2. Web site: 2008 Lightweight Men. https://web.archive.org/web/20080817010253/http://www.rowingcanada.org/national_team/bios/lwt_men_08/. August 17, 2008. dead. July 15, 2024.
  3. News: Gold in men's eight, bronze in women's double, men's four. https://web.archive.org/web/20110604023543/https://www.tsn.ca/olympics/story/?id=246638&lid=headline&lpos=secStory_main. June 4, 2011. dead. August 17, 2008. Beijing. The Sports Network. July 15, 2024.