Grant Bramwell (born 28 January 1961 in
Gisborne, New Zealand) is a
sprint canoeist who competed in the 1980s. Competing in two
Summer Olympics
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, he won a gold medal in the K-4 1000 m at
Los Angeles
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in
1984
Events
January
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with
Alan Thompson,
Ian Ferguson and
Paul MacDonald
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. Bramwell also won a K-1 10000 m bronze at the
1985 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships The 1985 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Mechelen, Belgium.
The men's competition consisted of six canoe (single paddle, open boat) and nine kayak
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in
Mechelen
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.
After retiring from top-level canoeing Bramwell was a selector for New Zealand canoeing in the 1990s.
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1961 births
Canoeists at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Canoeists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Living people
New Zealand male canoeists
Olympic canoeists for New Zealand
Olympic gold medalists for New Zealand
Sportspeople from Gisborne, New Zealand
Olympic medalists in canoeing
ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak
Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics
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