Daniel Brown (rower)

Daniel Brown MBE (born 29 November 1982) is a retired British para rower who competed at international level events. He is a Paralympic champion, a triple World champion and a double World Rowing Cup champion in the mixed coxed four with Grace Clough, Pam Relph, James Fox and Oliver James.[1]

Daniel Brown MBE
Personal information
Born (1982-11-29) 29 November 1982
Reading, Berkshire, Great Britain
Height195 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
Country Great Britain
SportAdaptive rowing
Retired2020

Brown was a keen football and rugby league player when he was in his teenage years and played for Wokingham. He was involved in a car accident in 2003 which caused him to have life-changing injuries: he couldn't put weight on his ankle and he severed nerves in his left arm.[2][3]

References

  1. "Daniel Brown MBE - British Rowing". British Rowing. 19 November 2020.
  2. "Daniel Brown - ParalympicsGB". ParalympicsGB. 19 November 2020.
  3. "How Rowing Changed My Life - Dan Brown". British Rowing. 18 September 2019.
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