Josephine Burnand

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Jo Burnand
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2016 Australian Paralympic team portrait
Personal information
Full nameJosephine Burnand
Born (1962-04-04) 4 April 1962 (age 62)
Home town Canberra, Australia
Height154 cm (5 ft 1 in)
Weight50 kg (110 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Sport Para-rowing
ClubMosman Rowing Club
Coached byTara Huntly

Josephine "Jo" Burnand (born 4 April 1962) is an Australian rowing coxswain. She represented Australia at the 2016 Rio Paralympics. [1]

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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

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Josephine Burnand". Rowing Australia Athlete Profiles. Archived from the original on 5 May 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 "Jo Burnand". Ausrtralian Paralympic Committee website. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "Rowing Australia confirms crews for the 2015 World Rowing Championships". Rowing Australia. 23 July 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "LTA Mixed Coxed Four - LTAMix4+ - Standings". Rio Paralympics Official site. Archived from the original on 1 October 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
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