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Michael Brake

November 30, 2023

Michael Brake (born 22 October 1994) is a New Zealand rower.[1] He is a dual Olympian and won Olympic gold at Tokyo 2020.

Michael Brake
Brake in 2021
Personal information
Born (1994-10-22) 22 October 1994 (age 29)
Auckland, New Zealand
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight88 kg (194 lb)[1]
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportRowing
Event(s)Coxless pair
Medal record

Brake has been rowing internationally since 2012 and in that year, won a world championship at the World Rowing Junior Championships. At the 2014 World Rowing U23 Championships, he won silver. At the 2016 Rio Olympics, he competed with the New Zealand eight and competed in the same boat class at 2020 Tokyo. In the interim Olympiad, he competed internationally in the coxless pair and won silver at the 2019 World Rowing Championships partnered with Tom Murray. Domestically, he has won seven national premier rowing titles. Brake, who is from Auckland's North Shore, is studying towards a civil engineering degree from Auckland University.

Early life edit

Brake was born in Auckland, New Zealand.[2] He received his education at Westlake Boys High School on the city's North Shore in the suburb of Forrest Hill. He took up rowing in 2008 at his school aged 13. He is studying civil engineering at the University of Auckland.[3]

Career edit

After taking up rowing in 2008, it was not until 2012 that Brake first competed at the New Zealand Rowing Championships as a member of the North Shore Rowing Club. He competed in two boat classes in finals and won both races: one with the club eight and the other with the U19 coxed four.[4] Brake was selected for the New Zealand junior rowing team based on those results and he first rowed internationally at the 2012 World Rowing Junior Championships, which were held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, in conjunction with the 2012 World Rowing Championships. The coxed four, which included Tom Murray and coxswain Sam Bosworth, won gold at that regatta.[5][6]

At the February 2013 New Zealand rowing championships, Brake competed in three senior boat classes, and came second with the eight and won gold with both the coxless pair and the coxless four.[7] This being his final year at his secondary school, he did not participate in international rowing.[3]

At the February 2014 New Zealand rowing championships, he competed in five boat classes, including his first appearance in the premier class.[a] In the coxless pair, he competed (with different partners) in both the U20 and U22 categories and won gold and bronze, respectively. In the U20 coxless four, he won silver. In the U22 eight, he won gold. In the premier eight, he came fourth.[9] Based on this performance, he was picked for the country's U23 team and competed at the 2014 World Rowing U23 Championships in Varese, Italy, where he won silver with the U23 coxed four.[5]

At the February 2015 New Zealand rowing championships, Brake competed in three boat classes and won his first national title in the premier men category. With the U22 coxless four, he won gold. With the premier eight, he came fourth. He picked up his first premier title with the coxed four, with different team members to those he won silver with at the world championships the previous year.[10] He was called into the elite team for the year and went to the 2015 World Rowing Cups II and III with the eight, in Varese (Italy) and at the Swiss Rotsee, respectively. They came fourth in Italy and won bronze in Switzerland. At the 2015 World Rowing Championships, the men's eight was beaten for a bronze medal by the Netherlands by 0.13 seconds.[5] This result qualified this boat class for the 2016 Rio Olympics.[3][11]

At the February 2016 New Zealand rowing championships, Brake competed in three boat classes. With the U22 coxless pair, he won gold. In the premier eight, he won silver. With the premier coxed four, he defended his national title.[12] Internationally, he remained a member of the New Zealand eight. In preparation for the Olympics, they travelled to the 2016 World Rowing Cup II on the Swiss Rotsee, they came fifth. At the World Rowing Cup III in Poznań, Poland, they won bronze.[5] The team came sixth at the Olympic competition in Rio de Janeiro.[13] The last time a New Zealand eight had even qualified for the Olympics had been at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, 32 years prior.[14]

At the 2017 New Zealand rowing nationals at Lake Ruataniwha, he competed with the premier coxed four but the team did not complete the A-final.[15] Although the New Zealand national rowing team competed at 2017 World Rowing Cups II and III in Europe, Brake did not participate but was announced for the New Zealand eight at the 2017 World Rowing Championships in Sarasota, Florida. The eight finished in sixth place.[5][16]

 
Tom Murray (in the bow) and Brake (as stroke) competing in 2019

At the February 2018 New Zealand rowing championships, Brake competed in three premier boat classes. He won gold with the coxless four, bronze with the eight, and came fourth with Cameron Webster in the coxless pair.[17] For international rowing, Brake was teamed up with Tom Murray in the coxless pair. Within five days around Easter 2018, both of them broke bones; Brake broke his wrist when he slipped on cobblestones and Murray broke a toe when he had a mishap on a sea biscuit. Brake had plates inserted to stabilise his wrist. Whilst they travelled to 2018 World Rowing Cup II in Linz-Ottensheim, Austria, they did not compete.[18][19] At the 2018 World Rowing Cup III at the Rotsee, they won gold. At the 2018 World Rowing Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, they came fifth.[5]

At the February 2019 New Zealand rowing championships, Brake competed in three premier boat classes. He won gold with the coxless four and the eight, and bronze in double scull with Stephen Jones.[20] Continuing to row internationally with Murray, they won silver at World Rowing Cup II in Poznań and bronze at World Rowing Cup III in Rotterdam, Netherlands. At the 2019 World Rowing Championships in Linz-Ottensheim, Austria, they won silver, beaten by the Croatian Sinković brothers Martin and Valent for gold.[5] This result qualified this boat class for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.[21]

At the February 2020 New Zealand rowing championships, Brake competed in two boat classes. He came second with the coxless four and third alongside Webster in the coxless pair.[22] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there was no international rowing during 2020.[5]

At the February 2021 New Zealand rowing championships, Brake competed in four boat classes. He became national champion with the coxless four and the eight. He won silver alongside Dan Williamson in the coxless pair. He placed sixth in the quad scull.[23] In March 2021, Rowing New Zealand announced the elite team for the Olympic year and Brake was placed in the eight that had yet to qualify for the Games.[24] At the Final Olympic Qualification Regatta at the Rotsee in May 2021, the top two teams gained qualification (four teams competed) and the New Zealand eight won both the preliminary race and the final.[5][25] When New Zealand's Olympic team was announced in June 2021, Brake was confirmed to start with the eight.[26] He won gold in the men's eights event at the 2020 Olympic Games.

National titles edit

National titles for senior rowers are known as Red Coats in New Zealand.[27] As of 2021, Brake has won seven premier Red Coats.

  Red Coats – New Zealand premier national titles
Coxed four 2015, 2016
Coxless four 2018, 2019, 2021
Eight 2019, 2021

Notes edit

  1. ^ Premier is the highest ability class and rowers can compete in this class once they have been accepted by one of the Regional Performance Centres (RPCs).[8]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Michael Brake". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Michael Brake". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "Michael Brake". Rowing New Zealand. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Results: NZ Rowing Champs [2012]". Row IT. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Michael Brake". World Rowing Federation. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Results: Senior / Junior World Champs". Row IT. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Results: NZ Rowing Champs [2013]". Row IT. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Rules of Racing 2020". Rowing New Zealand. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Results: NZ Rowing Champs [2014]". Row IT. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Results: NZ Rowing Champs [2015]". Row IT. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  11. ^ Anderson, Ian (7 September 2015). "New Zealand eights surge into Olympic medal contention at world champs". Stuff. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  12. ^ "Results: NZ Rowing Champs [2016]". Row IT. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  13. ^ Alderson, Andrew (14 August 2016). "Rio Olympics 2016: Gold for Mahe Drysdale". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  14. ^ "Tom Murray". Rowing New Zealand. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  15. ^ "Results: NZ Rowing Champs [2017]". Row IT. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  16. ^ Anderson, Ian (3 August 2017). "Two fours crews added to Rowing New Zealand team for world championships in US". Stuff. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  17. ^ "Results: NZ Rowing Champs [2018]". Row IT. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  18. ^ Leggat, David (31 May 2018). "Rowing: Pair over injuries in time for European tour". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  19. ^ "Men's rowing pair suffer broken bones within days of each other – "the chances are so incredibly slim"". 1 News. 13 June 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  20. ^ "Results: NZ Rowing Champs [2019]". Row IT. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  21. ^ "Twigg and co help qualify more boats for Tokyo". Radio New Zealand. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  22. ^ "Results: NZ Rowing Champs [2020]". Row IT. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  23. ^ "Results: NZ Rowing Champs [2021]". Row IT. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  24. ^ "2021 Rowing NZ Elite Men's Team announcement". Rowing New Zealand. 23 March 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  25. ^ "New Zealand rowers qualify men's eight for Tokyo Olympics". Radio New Zealand. 17 May 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  26. ^ Anderson, Ian (12 June 2021). "Hannah Osborne nabs double sculls spot in NZ rowing team for Tokyo Olympics". Stuff. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  27. ^ Edwards, Simon (29 February 2016). "Petone rowers' national success includes rare Red Coat for young cox". Hutt News. Retrieved 7 July 2021.

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Michael Brake born 22 October 1994 is a New Zealand rower 1 He is a dual Olympian and won Olympic gold at Tokyo 2020 Michael BrakeBrake in 2021Personal informationBorn 1994 10 22 22 October 1994 age 29 Auckland New ZealandHeight1 87 m 6 ft 2 in 1 Weight88 kg 194 lb 1 SportCountryNew ZealandSportRowingEvent s Coxless pairMedal record Men s rowingRepresenting New ZealandOlympic Games2020 Tokyo EightWorld Championships2019 Ottensheim Coxless pairBrake has been rowing internationally since 2012 and in that year won a world championship at the World Rowing Junior Championships At the 2014 World Rowing U23 Championships he won silver At the 2016 Rio Olympics he competed with the New Zealand eight and competed in the same boat class at 2020 Tokyo In the interim Olympiad he competed internationally in the coxless pair and won silver at the 2019 World Rowing Championships partnered with Tom Murray Domestically he has won seven national premier rowing titles Brake who is from Auckland s North Shore is studying towards a civil engineering degree from Auckland University Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2 1 National titles 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksEarly life editBrake was born in Auckland New Zealand 2 He received his education at Westlake Boys High School on the city s North Shore in the suburb of Forrest Hill He took up rowing in 2008 at his school aged 13 He is studying civil engineering at the University of Auckland 3 Career editAfter taking up rowing in 2008 it was not until 2012 that Brake first competed at the New Zealand Rowing Championships as a member of the North Shore Rowing Club He competed in two boat classes in finals and won both races one with the club eight and the other with the U19 coxed four 4 Brake was selected for the New Zealand junior rowing team based on those results and he first rowed internationally at the 2012 World Rowing Junior Championships which were held in Plovdiv Bulgaria in conjunction with the 2012 World Rowing Championships The coxed four which included Tom Murray and coxswain Sam Bosworth won gold at that regatta 5 6 At the February 2013 New Zealand rowing championships Brake competed in three senior boat classes and came second with the eight and won gold with both the coxless pair and the coxless four 7 This being his final year at his secondary school he did not participate in international rowing 3 At the February 2014 New Zealand rowing championships he competed in five boat classes including his first appearance in the premier class a In the coxless pair he competed with different partners in both the U20 and U22 categories and won gold and bronze respectively In the U20 coxless four he won silver In the U22 eight he won gold In the premier eight he came fourth 9 Based on this performance he was picked for the country s U23 team and competed at the 2014 World Rowing U23 Championships in Varese Italy where he won silver with the U23 coxed four 5 At the February 2015 New Zealand rowing championships Brake competed in three boat classes and won his first national title in the premier men category With the U22 coxless four he won gold With the premier eight he came fourth He picked up his first premier title with the coxed four with different team members to those he won silver with at the world championships the previous year 10 He was called into the elite team for the year and went to the 2015 World Rowing Cups II and III with the eight in Varese Italy and at the Swiss Rotsee respectively They came fourth in Italy and won bronze in Switzerland At the 2015 World Rowing Championships the men s eight was beaten for a bronze medal by the Netherlands by 0 13 seconds 5 This result qualified this boat class for the 2016 Rio Olympics 3 11 At the February 2016 New Zealand rowing championships Brake competed in three boat classes With the U22 coxless pair he won gold In the premier eight he won silver With the premier coxed four he defended his national title 12 Internationally he remained a member of the New Zealand eight In preparation for the Olympics they travelled to the 2016 World Rowing Cup II on the Swiss Rotsee they came fifth At the World Rowing Cup III in Poznan Poland they won bronze 5 The team came sixth at the Olympic competition in Rio de Janeiro 13 The last time a New Zealand eight had even qualified for the Olympics had been at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics 32 years prior 14 At the 2017 New Zealand rowing nationals at Lake Ruataniwha he competed with the premier coxed four but the team did not complete the A final 15 Although the New Zealand national rowing team competed at 2017 World Rowing Cups II and III in Europe Brake did not participate but was announced for the New Zealand eight at the 2017 World Rowing Championships in Sarasota Florida The eight finished in sixth place 5 16 nbsp Tom Murray in the bow and Brake as stroke competing in 2019At the February 2018 New Zealand rowing championships Brake competed in three premier boat classes He won gold with the coxless four bronze with the eight and came fourth with Cameron Webster in the coxless pair 17 For international rowing Brake was teamed up with Tom Murray in the coxless pair Within five days around Easter 2018 both of them broke bones Brake broke his wrist when he slipped on cobblestones and Murray broke a toe when he had a mishap on a sea biscuit Brake had plates inserted to stabilise his wrist Whilst they travelled to 2018 World Rowing Cup II in Linz Ottensheim Austria they did not compete 18 19 At the 2018 World Rowing Cup III at the Rotsee they won gold At the 2018 World Rowing Championships in Plovdiv Bulgaria they came fifth 5 At the February 2019 New Zealand rowing championships Brake competed in three premier boat classes He won gold with the coxless four and the eight and bronze in double scull with Stephen Jones 20 Continuing to row internationally with Murray they won silver at World Rowing Cup II in Poznan and bronze at World Rowing Cup III in Rotterdam Netherlands At the 2019 World Rowing Championships in Linz Ottensheim Austria they won silver beaten by the Croatian Sinkovic brothers Martin and Valent for gold 5 This result qualified this boat class for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics 21 At the February 2020 New Zealand rowing championships Brake competed in two boat classes He came second with the coxless four and third alongside Webster in the coxless pair 22 Due to the COVID 19 pandemic there was no international rowing during 2020 5 At the February 2021 New Zealand rowing championships Brake competed in four boat classes He became national champion with the coxless four and the eight He won silver alongside Dan Williamson in the coxless pair He placed sixth in the quad scull 23 In March 2021 Rowing New Zealand announced the elite team for the Olympic year and Brake was placed in the eight that had yet to qualify for the Games 24 At the Final Olympic Qualification Regatta at the Rotsee in May 2021 the top two teams gained qualification four teams competed and the New Zealand eight won both the preliminary race and the final 5 25 When New Zealand s Olympic team was announced in June 2021 Brake was confirmed to start with the eight 26 He won gold in the men s eights event at the 2020 Olympic Games National titles edit National titles for senior rowers are known as Red Coats in New Zealand 27 As of 2021 Brake has won seven premier Red Coats nbsp Red Coats New Zealand premier national titlesCoxed four 2015 2016Coxless four 2018 2019 2021Eight 2019 2021Notes edit Premier is the highest ability class and rowers can compete in this class once they have been accepted by one of the Regional Performance Centres RPCs 8 References edit a b c Michael Brake International Rowing Federation Retrieved 4 July 2016 Michael Brake Olympedia Retrieved 7 July 2021 a b c Michael Brake Rowing New Zealand Retrieved 7 July 2021 Results NZ Rowing Champs 2012 Row IT Retrieved 7 July 2021 a b c d e f g h i Michael Brake World Rowing Federation Retrieved 7 July 2021 Results Senior Junior World Champs Row IT Retrieved 7 July 2021 Results NZ Rowing Champs 2013 Row IT Retrieved 7 July 2021 Rules of Racing 2020 Rowing New Zealand Retrieved 7 July 2021 Results NZ Rowing Champs 2014 Row IT Retrieved 7 July 2021 Results NZ Rowing Champs 2015 Row IT Retrieved 7 July 2021 Anderson Ian 7 September 2015 New Zealand eights surge into Olympic medal contention at world champs Stuff Retrieved 7 July 2016 Results NZ Rowing Champs 2016 Row IT Retrieved 7 July 2021 Alderson Andrew 14 August 2016 Rio Olympics 2016 Gold for Mahe Drysdale The New Zealand Herald Retrieved 7 July 2021 Tom Murray Rowing New Zealand Retrieved 7 July 2021 Results NZ Rowing Champs 2017 Row IT Retrieved 7 July 2021 Anderson Ian 3 August 2017 Two fours crews added to Rowing New Zealand team for world championships in US Stuff Retrieved 7 July 2021 Results NZ Rowing Champs 2018 Row IT Retrieved 9 July 2021 Leggat David 31 May 2018 Rowing Pair over injuries in time for 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