 2016 Australian Paralympic team portrait | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Josephine Burnand |
| Nationality |  Australia |
| Born | 4 April 1962 |
| Sport | |
| Club | Mosman Rowing Club |
Josephine "Jo" Burnand (born 4 April 1962) is an Australian rowing coxswain. She represented Australia at the 2016 Rio Paralympics.[1]
Personal
Burnand was born on 4 April 1962.[2] She is married to former Australian rower Craig Muller, a bronze medallist at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.[2] They have three children.[2] 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.[2][3]
Rowing career
Burnand as a coxswain has been involved in rowing since 1981.[2] She started rowing whilst studying at the University of Sydney.[3] In 1986, she was a member on the Australian U23 team and in 1987 held an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship.[3] She was a member of the Australian Legs, Trunk and Arms Mixed Coxed Four ( LTAMix4+) team that competed at the 2015 World Rowing Championships.[4] She combined with Brock Ingram, Jeremy McGrath, Davinia Lefroy and Kathleen Murdochin the LTAMix4+ to win the Final Paralympic Qualification Regatta in April 2016.[5] At the 2016 Rio Paralympics, Burnard was a member of the LTA Mixed Coxed Four that finished first in the LTAMix4+ B Final.[6]
Notes
- ^ "Australian Paralympic Rowers to turn silver into gold". Australian Paralympic Committee News. 11 July 2016. Archived from the original on 29 August 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "Josephine Burnand". Rowing Australia Athlete Profiles. Archived from the original on 5 May 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ a b c "Jo Burnand". Ausrtralian Paralympic Committee website. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ^ "Rowing Australia confirms crews for the 2015 World Rowing Championships". Rowing Australia. 23 July 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ "Australia's LTA Mixed Coxed Four qualify boat for 2016 Rio Paralympic Games". Rowing Australia website. Archived from the original on 2 May 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ "LTA Mixed Coxed Four - LTAMix4+ - Standings". Rio Paralympics Official site. Archived from the original on 1 October 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
External links
- Josephine Burnand at Paralympics Australia
- Josephine Burnand at Rowing Australia (archived)
- Josephine Burnand at World Rowing
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