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]
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Born | Reading, Berkshire, Great Britain | 29 November 1982|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 195 cm (6 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Adaptive rowing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
- "Daniel Brown MBE - British Rowing". British Rowing. 19 November 2020.
- "Daniel Brown - ParalympicsGB". ParalympicsGB. 19 November 2020.
- "How Rowing Changed My Life - Dan Brown". British Rowing. 18 September 2019.
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