Maria Brandin

Swedish rower

Maria Brandin

Personal information

Born

4 September 1963
Kungälv, Västra Götaland, Sweden

Sport

Rowing

Event

single scull

Club

Kungalv Roddklubb

Medal record

Women's rowing

Representing Sweden
World Rowing Championships
	1995 Tampere	W1x
	1997 Aiguebelette	W1x
	1998 Cologne	W1x

Maria Helene Brandin (born 4 September 1963 in Kungälv) is a former Swedish rower, who competed in four Olympic Games.

Biography

Brandin competed in four Olympic Games from 1988 to 2002 respectively^[1]

Brandin is a five-time winner of the Princess Royal Challenge Cup (the premier women's singles sculls event) at the Henley Royal Regatta, while rowing for the Kungalv Roddklubb from 1993 to 1998.^[2]^[3] The five successes is a record number of wins and was equalled in 2015, by Czech rower Miroslava Knapková.

References

^ "Maria Brandin". Olympedia. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
^ "Diamond Challenge Sculls, List of past winners". Henley Royal Regatta. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
^ "Results from Henley Royal Regatta' (1998)". The Times. 6 July 1998. p. 34. Retrieved 4 August 2024 – via The Times Digital Archive.

Maria Brandin at World Rowing
Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Maria Brandin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.

World champions – Women's single sculls