James Marburg

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left to right: Matt Ryan, James Marburg, Cameron McKenzie-McHarg, Francis Hegerty

James Marburg (born December 27, 1982 in Terang , Victoria ) is a former Australian rower . In 2008 he won an Olympic silver medal with the Australian four-man without a helmsman .

Athletic career

James Marburg started rowing in 1996. In 2002 he finished fourth with the eighth at the U23 World Championships , in 2003 he was ninth with the four without a helmsman. In 2006 he won his first World Cup victory with the Australian eight in Poznan . At the 2006 World Championships in Eton, the eighth finished fourth. In the following year he finished eighth at the World Championships in Munich .

In 2008 Marburg switched to the four without a helmsman, who won the World Cup regatta in Lucerne with Matt Ryan , James Marburg, Cameron McKenzie-McHarg and Francis Hegerty . At the Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008, the Australians won their preliminary run, in the semifinals they finished second behind the British, one and a half seconds behind. In the final, the British won by one second over the Australians, while the third-placed French were one and a half seconds behind the Australians.

In 2009 at the World Championships in Poznan , the British foursome won with almost two seconds ahead of the Australian crew, which competed in the same line-up as in 2008. In 2010 the four Australians finished fourth at the World Cup in Munich and fifth at the World Cup in Lucerne. For the World Championships in New Zealand , they moved to eighth, with William Lockwood , Matt Ryan, Francis Hegerty, Cameron McKenzie-McHarg, James Marburg, Samuel Loch , Nicholas Purnell , Joshua Dunkley-Smith and helmsman Tobias Lister . In the final, the Germany eight won ahead of the British, behind which the Australians won the bronze medal. 2011 Marburg, Hegerty and Ryan rowed again in the Australian eighth and finished fourth at the World Championships in Bled . In 2012, James Marburg and Brodie Buckland formed a two-man without a helmsman , in the World Cup they took eighth place in Lucerne and second place in Munich. At the Olympic Games in London in 2012 , the two rowed to fifth place, over seven seconds behind bronze.

Web links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Olympic semifinals in 2008 at worldrowing.com
  2. ↑ Olympic Final in 2008 at worldrowing.com
  3. ↑ World Cup final 2009 at worldrowing.com
  4. ↑ Olympic final 2012 at worldrowing.com
personal data
SURNAME Marburg, James
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Australian rower
DATE OF BIRTH December 27, 1982
PLACE OF BIRTH Terang , Victoria