Brian McMahon (born July 24, 1961) is a Canadian

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, who was the

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of the Canadian men's eights team that won the gold medal at the

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. The rowing team was inducted into the BC Sports Hall of Fame in 1985, and the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame in 2003.

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