Brenton Terrell (born 26 July 1961) is an Australian former representative rower. He is an Australian national champion in the single scull, an Olympian and a Commonwealth Games silver medallist.
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| Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 July 1961 Adelaide, Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Port Adelaide Rowing Club | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| Olympic finals | Quad scull Seoul 1988 | ||||||||||||||
| National finals | President's Cup 1986-88. | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Club and state rowing
editA South Australian, Terrell's senior sculling was from the Port Adelaide Rowing Club.
In Port Adelaide colours Terrell contested a number of national titles at Australian Rowing Championships in the 1980s. He won two silvers and a bronze across the three men's senior sculling events at the 1985 Championships,[1] silver in both the double and quad scull in 1986,[2] bronze in the double-scull in 1987 [3] and silver in all three sculling events at the 1988 Australian Championships.[4]
Terrell first made state selection for South Australia in 1986 when picked to race for the President's Cup - the interstate single scull championship at the Interstate Regatta within the Australian Rowing Championships. He placed fifth that year.[5] He made two further President's Cup appearances for South Australia placing third in 1987,[6] and winning the event and a national title in 1988.[7] He is one of only three South Australians to win the Australian men's interstate single sculling championship.[8]
International representative rowing
editTerrell first won national selection for Australia when picked as the single-scull entrant for the 1985 World Rowing Championships on Hazelwinkel. He was knocked out in the repechage and did not made the B final for an overall placing.[9] At the 1986 Commonwealth Games rowing in the men's double sculls with Paul Reedy, Terrell won a silver medal.[10]
Australia qualified a boat for the men's quadruple sculls event at the 1988 Summer Olympics. The former lightweight world champion Peter Antonie stroked the crew, completed by Australia's three top scullers of the mid-1980s Paul Reedy, Richard Powell and Terrell. Their fifth placing in the Olympic A final was impressive given Australia's lack of consistent success in heavyweight sculling in the world regattas of that time.[11]
Coaching career
editFollowing retirement from competitive rowing, Brenton has coached many crews. Notable achievements include:
- 2007 Australian U23 women's Quad scull - 2007 U23 World Championships silver medal[12]
- 2008 Australian U23 women's Quad scull - 2008 U23 World Championships bronze medal[13]
- 2016 Adelaide University Boat Club intervarsity senior 8+ - 2016 Australian University Championships winners Oxford and Cambridge Cup.
References
edit- ^ 1985 Austn C'ships
- ^ 1986 Austn C'ships
- ^ 1987 Austn C'ships
- ^ 1988 Austn C'ships
- ^ 1986 Interstate Regatta
- ^ 1987 Interstate Regatta
- ^ 1988 Interstate Regatta
- ^ "1988 Interstate Championships - Australian Rowing History". www.australianrowinghistory.com.au. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ^ 1985 World C'Ships at Austn Rowing History
- ^ "1986 Edinburgh Commonwealth Games - Australian Rowing History". www.australianrowinghistory.com.au. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Brenton Terrell Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
- ^ "Events". worldrowing.com. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ^ "Events". worldrowing.com. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
