Iain Brambell (born November 10, 1973) was born and raised in

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. Brambell is a three time

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Olympic

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having competed in Sydney 2000, Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008. He is a graduate of

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and

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. He won a bronze medal at the 2002 world championships in

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in the men's lightweight fours event. At the 2008 Summer Olympics he won a Bronze in the Men's Lightweight Four with Mike Lewis, Liam Parsons and Jon Beare. 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

External links

Iain Brambell on Real Champions

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