About Mick Brough
Lived 1899 – 1960 (aged 61). Mick Brough was a New Zealand rower.
Rowing A member of the Otago Rowing Club, Brough was described as "powerfully muscled". He was selected in the New Zealand eight for the 1928 Olympic Games, but they did not travel because of insufficient funds. He represented New Zealand at the 1930 British Empire Games in Hamilton, Ontario, and was a member of the coxed four, which included Jack Macdonald, Ben Waters, Bert Sandos, and Arthur Eastwood (coxswain), that won the gold medal. He also stroked the eight that won the silver medal, three-quarters of a boat length behind the victorious English crew.
Death Brough died in Dunedin on 25 October 1960, and his ashes were buried at Andersons Bay Cemetery.
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Who was Mick Brough?
New Zealand rower (1899-1960)
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Mick Brough was born on 8 October 1899 in Dunedin.
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Mick Brough died on 25 October 1960 in Dunedin.
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Mick Brough was a rower.
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Mick Brough was New Zealand.
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