Mark Brownlee

Mark Brownlee
Personal information
Nationality New Zealand
Born (1942-11-26) 26 November 1942[1]
Christchurch, New Zealand
Height 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight 89 kg (196 lb)[1]
Relatives Gerry Brownlee (nephew)
Scott Brownlee (son)

Mark Brownlee (born 26 November 1942) is a New Zealand rower.

Brownlee was born in 1942 in Christchurch, New Zealand.[1] Like all his brothers, he received his secondary education at St Bede's College.[2] His son is Scott Brownlee, who is also an Olympic rower,[3] and his nephew is Gerry Brownlee, a cabinet minister of the fifth National Government of New Zealand.[4]

He represented New Zealand at the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics as a member of the coxed eight.[3] He is listed as New Zealand Olympian athlete number 161 by the New Zealand Olympic Committee.[5] Brownlee works as a real estate agent at the Papanui office of Harcourts International.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Mark Brownlee". International Rowing Federation.
  2. ↑ Wright, Michael (27 February 2016). "Gerry Brownlee, the making of the man in charge". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Mark Brownlee". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "Could a water theme revitalise the east?". The Press. 18 August 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  5. ↑ "Mark Brownlee". New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 21 September 2016.


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