Mick Brough

Frank "Mick" Brough (8 October 1899 – 25 October 1960) was a New Zealand rower who won two medals at the 1930 British Empire Games.

Mick Brough
Personal information
Birth nameFrank Brough
Born(1899-10-08)8 October 1899
Dunedin, New Zealand
Died25 October 1960(1960-10-25) (aged 61)
Dunedin, New Zealand
Height1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)[1]
Weight80 kg (176 lb)[1]
Spouse(s)
Elizabeth Marjorie Wylie
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(m. 1930)​
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportRowing
ClubOtago Rowing Club
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  New Zealand
British Empire Games
Gold medal – first place 1930 HamiltonCoxed Fours
Silver medal – second place 1930 HamiltonEights

Early life and family

Born in Dunedin on 8 October 1899, Brough was the son of William John Brough and Agnes Auchterlonie Brough (née Farquharson). On 26 March 1930, he married Elizabeth Marjorie Wylie at All Saints' Church in Dunedin.[2][3]

Rowing

A member of the Otago Rowing Club,[1] Brough was described as "powerfully muscled".[4] He was selected in the New Zealand eight for the 1928 Olympic Games, but they did not travel because of insufficient funds.[5] 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.[6] He also stroked the eight that won the silver medal,[6][7] three-quarters of a boat length behind the victorious English crew.[8]

Death

Brough died in Dunedin on 25 October 1960, and his ashes were buried at Andersons Bay Cemetery.[9]

References
  1. "For Empire Games: the oarsmen to get their big opportunity". NZ Truth. 10 April 1930. p. 17. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  2. "Marriages". Otago Daily Times. 3 May 1930. p. 12. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  3. "Otago rower married". Evening Post. 28 March 1930. p. 12. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  4. "Rowing: New Zealand eight". The Press. 28 August 1930. p. 9. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  5. "New Zealand's Olympic eights history". New Zealand Herald. 7 August 2015. p. B06.
  6. "Mick Brough". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  7. "Miscellaneous sporting". Lake Wakatip Mail. 1 July 1930. p. 5. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  8. "Rowing". Evening Post. 18 October 1930. p. 22. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  9. "Cemeteries search". Dunedin City Council. Retrieved 28 May 2017.


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