Josephine "Jo" Burnand (born 4 April 1962) is an Australian rowing coxswain. She represented Australia at the

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Personal

Burnand was born on 4 April 1962. She is married to former Australian rower Craig Muller, a bronze medallist at the

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. They have three children. She is a qualified medical doctor and has two bachelor's degrees in social work and medicine as well as a Masters in public health.

Rowing career

Burnand as a coxswain has been involved in rowing since 1981. She started rowing whilst studying at the

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. In 1986, she was a member on the Australian U23 team and in 1987 held an

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scholarship. She was a member of the Australian Legs, Trunk and Arms Mixed Coxed Four ( LTAMix4+) team that competed at the

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. She combined with Brock Ingram,

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, Davinia Lefroy and Kathleen Murdochin the LTAMix4+ to win the Final Paralympic Qualification Regatta in April 2016. At the

, Burnard was a member of the LTA Mixed Coxed Four that finished first in the LTAMix4+ B Final.

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Burnand, Jo 1962 births Living people Australian female rowers Australian Institute of Sport rowers Paralympic rowers for Australia Rowers at the 2016 Summer Paralympics University of Sydney alumni Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Australian sportswomen 21st-century Australian sportswomen