Peter Augustus Brandt (2 July 1931 – 28 April 2022) was a British

rower Rowing, often called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars (called blades in the United Kingdom) are attached to the boat using rowlocks, while paddles are ...

. He competed in the men's double sculls event at the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952, were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1952 in Helsinki, Finland. After Japan declared in ...

. His rowing partner was John MacMillan and they were eliminated in the first

repechage Repechage ( , ; , ) is a practice in series competitions that allows participants who failed to meet qualifying standards by a small margin to continue to the next round. A well-known example is the wild card system. Types Different type ...

. Brandt died on 28 April 2022, at the age of 90.

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* 1931 births 2022 deaths British male rowers Olympic rowers for Great Britain Rowers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Rowers from London {{UK-rowing-bio-stub