Iain Brambell

Iain Brambell
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (1973-11-10) November 10, 1973
Brentwood Bay, British Columbia, Canada
SpouseLaryssa Biesenthal
Sport
SportRowing
ClubVictoria City Rowing Club
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2008 BeijingLightweight coxless four
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2002 SevilleLightweight coxless four

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

  1. 1 2 "Iain Brambell". worldrowing.com. World Rowing. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "2008 Lightweight Men". Archived from the original on August 17, 2008. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  3. ↑ "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.
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