Grant Bramwell is a sprint canoer

Canoe racing

This article discusses canoe sprint and canoe marathon, competitive forms of canoeing and kayaking on more or less flat water. Both sports are governed by the International Canoe Federation ....

 who competed in the 1980s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a gold medal in the K-4 1000 m at Los Angeles

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 in 1984

1984 Summer Olympics

The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984...

 with Alan Thompson, Ian Ferguson and Paul MacDonald

Paul MacDonald

Paul MacDonald MBE is a New Zealand sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1980s to the early 1990s. He is widely regarded as one of New Zealand's most successful international athletes and holds innumerable international speed records in canoeing.Competing in three Summer Olympics, MacDonald won...

. Bramwell also won a K-1 10000 m bronze at the 1985 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships

1985 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships

The 1985 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Mechelen, Belgium.The men's competition consisted of six Canadian and nine kayak events. Three events were held for the women, all in kayak....

 in Mechelen

Mechelen

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After retiring from top-level canoeing Bramwell was a selector for New Zealand canoeing in the 1990s.