Stephen Brown (born 9 May 1956) is a

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er who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He won a bronze medal in the K-4 10000 m event at the

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Early life

He lived at 36 Devon Drive.''Nottingham Guardian'' Monday 28 June 1971, page 9 In 1976 he was a pattern maker at a Loughborough foundry.

Career

Brown also competed two

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, but did not reach the finals in either of those games. At the

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, he was eliminated in the repechage round of the K-2 1000 m event. Four years later in

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, Brown was disqualified in the semifinals of the K-4 1000 m event.

Personal life

He later shared a house in

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with fellow canoeist Norman Mason.

References

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