 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]
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]
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]
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