Scott Alexander Brownlee (born 19 March 1969) is a New Zealand
rower
Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat using oarlocks, while paddles are not connected to the boat. Rowing is ...
.
Brownlee was born in 1969 in
Christchurch
Christchurch ( ; mi, Ĺtautahi) is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Canterbury Region. Christchurch lies on the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula on Pegasus Bay. The Avon River / ...
, New Zealand.
His father is the rower
Mark Brownlee
Mark Brownlee (born 26 November 1942) is a New Zealand rower.
Brownlee was born in 1942 in Christchurch, New Zealand. Like all his brothers, he received his secondary education at St Bede's College. His son is Scott Brownlee, who is also an Ol ...
and his cousin is the politician
Gerry Brownlee
Gerard Anthony Brownlee (born 4 February 1956) is a New Zealand politician of the New Zealand National Party. He has been a Member of Parliament since 1996, was Leader of the House, Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery and Minister of ...
.
He represented New Zealand at the
1992
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,
1996
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, and
2000 Summer Olympics
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in the coxless four.
He is listed as New Zealand Olympian athlete number 600 by the
New Zealand Olympic Committee
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. Brownlee is currently the CEO of Schick Civil Construction Ltd.
References
1969 births
Living people
New Zealand male rowers
Olympic rowers for New Zealand
Rowers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Rowers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Rowers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Rowers from Christchurch
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