Maria Helene Brandin (born 4 September 1963 in Kungälv) is a former Swedish rower, who competed in four Olympic Games.
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| Born | 4 September 1963 Kungälv, Västra Götaland, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | single scull | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Kungalv Roddklubb | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
editBrandin competed in four Olympic Games from 1988 to 2002 respectively[1]
Brandin is a five-time winner of the Princess Royal Challenge Cup (the premier women's singles sculls event) at the Henley Royal Regatta, while rowing for the Kungalv Roddklubb from 1993 to 1998.[2][3] The five successes is a record number of wins and was equalled in 2015, by Czech rower Miroslava Knapková.
References
edit- ^ "Maria Brandin". Olympedia. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Diamond Challenge Sculls, List of past winners". Henley Royal Regatta. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Results from Henley Royal Regatta' (1998)". The Times. 6 July 1998. p. 34. Retrieved 4 August 2024 – via The Times Digital Archive.
- Maria Brandin at World Rowing
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Maria Brandin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
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