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| Born | 4 September 1963 Kungälv, Västra Götaland, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | single scull | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Kungalv Roddklubb | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Maria Helene Brandin (born 4 September 1963 in Kungälv) is a former Swedish rower, who competed in four Olympic Games.
Biography
Brandin competed in four Olympic Games from 1988 to 2002 respectively
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. The five successes is a record number of wins and was equalled in 2015, by Czech rower Miroslava Knapková.
References
- "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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