Official Site of the 2008 Australian Olympic Team: Athletes: The Team: Brendan Long

BRENDAN LONG

QUIRKY STUFF
Childhood ambition	Race car driver of anything with wheels that blew smoke.
Proudest Moment	When I first made the Australian team in 1999 for the U23 team.
Perfect holiday	Anything where I don't have to row (so Venice in a Gondola sounds pretty good).
Dream car	Ferrari - red and fast
Best sport team	Collingwood forever....
Inspiration	My old coach Sam Lecompte.
Participation in other sports	Played some Australian rules football at school.
Star sign	Sagitarius
I began this sport . . .	at school to do something that wasn't schoolwork related.
Favourite Food	Seafood - all types
Greatest band	Pearl Jam
Finest sportsperson	Eddie Merkx
Motto	She'll be right!!
When I am not training/competing I am . . .	playing with my old cars and motorbike (especially the Norton Dominator).

Event	Quadruple Scull - Men (4x)

Date of Birth	24 Nov 1979
Age at start of Games	28
Born	Launceston, TAS
Lives	Launceston, TAS
Height	196cm
Weight	89kg
Institute/s	Tasmaninan Institute of Sport
Club	Tamar Rowing Club, TAS
Coach(es)	Rhett Ayliffe 2006 - present Sam Lecompte 1997 - 2004
Olympic Games	2004 Athens
Olympic Results	2004 Athens: men's double scull (12th)

Education

Secondary Education: St Patricks College, TAS

Tertiary Education: Bachelor of Human Movement; University of Tasmania, TAS

Career Highlights

4th at 2003 world rowing championships.

2004 Athens Olympic Games.

Recent Performances

5th - 2008 World Cup 1 Men's Quad Scull (Munich, Germany)

7th - 2008 World Cup 2 Men's Quad Scull (Lucerne, Switzerland)

1st - Australian Rowing Championships Men's Quad Scull (Penrith, Australia)

Interesting Facts

Brendan first made the senior Australian team in 2001 when he competed in the men's quad scull crew that finished 10th in Switzerland.

In 2003 Brendan finished fourth in the same event at the world championships, a result that qualified the boat for the Olympics.

Brendan was selected in the men's double scull for the 2004 Athens Olympics Games and partnered Peter Hardcastle to finish in 12th place.

Following the conclusion of the Athens Olympics, Bredan took a break from rowing to concentrate on his studies at the University of Tasmania. He returned to the sport in 2007 and gained Australian team selection in 2008.