1. Kimberley Jean "Kim" Brennan is an Australian retired rower.
13 Facts About Kim Brennan
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Kim Brennan is a sixteen-time national champion, two-time World Champion, three-time Olympian and Olympic gold medallist.
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Kim Brennan's father Max Crow was a Victorian Football League footballer between 1974 and 1986.
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Kim Brennan is a qualified lawyer and has been a regular columnist for The Age.
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Kim Brennan married Beijing Olympic double sculls gold medallist Scott Brennan in Hobart, Tasmania on 30 December 2015 and became known as Kim Brennan.
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Kim Brennan was coached by Lyall McCarthy at Rowing Australia's Centre of Excellence in Canberra.
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At those 2016 Summer Olympics, Brennan won the women's single scull and took the gold medal, leading the race from start to finish.
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In May 2019, Kim Brennan was announced as Australia's joint Deputy Chef de Mission, alongside fellow Olympians, Susie O'Neill and Evelyn Halls for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
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Kim Brennan teamed with Kerry Hore to win silver medals in the Women's double scull at the 2010 and 2011 World Rowing Championships.
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On 3 November 2018, Kim Brennan officially announced her retirement from rowing at the Rowing Australia annual awards.
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Kim Brennan announced her retirement from rowing in November 2018, after the birth of her son.
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Kim Brennan stated she still wants to be involved in rowing and the Olympic movement long into the future.
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Kim Brennan is Chair of the Australian Olympic Committee's Athletes Commission and a full voting member on the AOC Board.