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Grant Bramwell

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Grant Bramwell (born 28 January 1961 in Gisborne, New Zealand) is a sprint canoeist who competed in the 1980s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a gold medal in the K-4 1000 m at Los Angeles in 1984 with Alan Thompson, Ian Ferguson and Paul MacDonald. Bramwell also won a K-1 10000 m bronze at the 1985 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Mechelen. Bramwell was involved in a variety of sports when he was younger including: swimming (representing Poverty Bay while at school), multisport (winning the New Zealand Ironman in 1985 and 1989 and surf live-saving). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Grant Bramwell is the 2,765th most popular athlete (up from 3,508th in 2024), the 143rd most popular biography from New Zealand (up from 183rd in 2019) and the 19th most popular New Zealander Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Grant Bramwell ranks 2,765 out of 6,025. Before him are Erhard Wunderlich, Sophie Moressée-Pichot, Ato Boldon, Grigory Kiriyenko, Irina Belova, and Daina Gudzinevičiūtė. After him are Kim Young-ho, Vasyl Arkhypenko, Tapio Korjus, Mark McKoy, Daniel Martínez, and Robert Wangila.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Grant Bramwell ranks 747. Before him are Miro Gavran, Florent Ibengé, Andrei Shleifer, Sean Hannity, Miguel Abia Biteo Boricó, and Marlene Forte. After him are Maria Kawamura, Aleš Debeljak, Tapio Korjus, José Anigo, Mark McKoy, and Maria Filatova.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, Grant Bramwell ranks 143 out of 303. Before him are Chris Hipkins (1978), Jerry Mateparae (1954), Michael Hardie Boys (1931), Ray Sefo (1971), Chris Rankin (1983), and Tony Shelly (1937). After him are Richard Pearse (1877), Chris Harris (null), Ivan Vicelich (1976), Archie Thompson (1978), Lisa Chappell (1968), and Whina Cooper (1895).

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Among ATHLETES In New Zealand

Among athletes born in New Zealand, Grant Bramwell ranks 19. Before him are John Hunter (1943), Neroli Fairhall (1944), Tony Hurt (1946), Simon Dickie (1951), Trevor Coker (1949), and Paul MacDonald (1960). After him are Chris Harris (null), Tom Walsh (1992), Kim Min-jung (null), Lorraine Moller (1955), Mark Todd (1956), and Kevin Lawton (1960).

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