Mick Brough
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| Born | Frank Brough 8 October 1899 Dunedin, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 25 October 1960 (aged 61) Dunedin, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||||||
Spouse |
Elizabeth Marjorie Wylie
(m. 1930) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country | New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Otago Rowing Club | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Frank "Mick" Brough (8 October 1899 – 25 October 1960) was a New Zealand rower who won two medals at the 1930 British Empire Games.
Early life and family
[edit | edit source]Born in Dunedin on 8 October 1899, Brough was the son of William John Brough and Agnes Auchterlonie Brough (née Farquharson). On 26 March 1930, he married Elizabeth Marjorie Wylie at All Saints' Church in Dunedin.[2][3]
Rowing
[edit | edit source]A member of the Otago Rowing Club,[1] Brough was described as "powerfully muscled".[4] He was selected in the New Zealand eight for the 1928 Olympic Games, but they did not travel because of insufficient funds.[5] He represented New Zealand at the 1930 British Empire Games in Hamilton, Ontario, and was a member of the coxed four, which included Jack Macdonald, Ben Waters, Bert Sandos, and Arthur Eastwood (coxswain), that won the gold medal.[6] He also stroked the eight that won the silver medal,[6][7] three-quarters of a boat length behind the victorious English crew.[8]
Death
[edit | edit source]Brough died in Dunedin on 25 October 1960, and his ashes were buried at Andersons Bay Cemetery.[9]
References
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External links
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- 1899 births
- 1960 deaths
- Sportspeople from Dunedin
- New Zealand male rowers
- Rowers at the 1930 British Empire Games
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for New Zealand
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists in rowing
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for New Zealand
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists in rowing
- Medallists at the 1930 British Empire Games
- New Zealand rowing biography stubs