Marilyn Brain
Marilyn Brain , after marriage to Marilyn Campbell , (born April 14, 1959 in Halifax , Nova Scotia ) is a former Canadian rower who won an Olympic silver medal in 1984.
Career
The 1.78 m tall Marilyn Brain finished fourth at the 1983 World Championships with the Canadian eighth . The following year, at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, Marilyn Brain, Angela Schneider , Barbara Armbrust , Jane Tregunno and taxwoman Lesley Thompson formed the Canadian foursome with taxwoman . The Canadians won the silver medal two seconds behind the Romanian Olympic champions.
The University of Victoria graduate was a coordinator for Rowing Canada, the Canadian rowing association, from 1990 to 1999 . She later became the head of a primary school.
Web links
- Marilyn Brain at Worldrowing.com ( FISA database )
- Marilyn Brain in the database of Olympedia.org (English)
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| SURNAME | Brain, Marilyn |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Campbell, Marilyn (married name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian rower |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 14, 1959 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Halifax , Nova Scotia |