Karen Pollock (nee Brancourt) was a member of the coxed fours which in 1984 won Australia’s first Olympic women’s rowing medal. The crew of Brancourt, Margot Foster, Robyn Grey-Gardner, Susan Chapman and Susan Lee (cox) won a bronze medal behind Romania and Canada. Brancourt was one of two members of South Australia’s Torrens Rowing Club in the crew – Robyn Gray-Gardiner was also a member of the club.
The Australian Olympic Committee acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of this nation.
We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of all the lands on which we are located. We pay our respects to ancestors and Elders, past and present.
We celebrate and honour all of our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Olympians.
The Australian Olympic Committee is committed to honouring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ unique cultural and spiritual relationships to the land, waters and seas and their rich contribution to society and sport.
