Maria Helene Brandin (born 4 September 1963 in

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) is a former Swedish rower, who competed in four Olympic Games.

Biography

Brandin competed in four Olympic Games from 1988 to 2002 respectively Brandin is a five-time winner of the Princess Royal Challenge Cup (the premier women's singles sculls event) at the

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, while rowing for the Kungalv Roddklubb from 1993 to 1998. The five successes is a record number of wins and was equalled in 2015, by Czech rower

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References

* * 1963 births Living people Swedish female rowers Rowers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic rowers for Sweden World Rowing Championships medalists for Sweden Sportspeople from Kungälv Rowers from Västra Götaland County 20th-century Swedish sportswomen {{Sweden-rowing-bio-stub