Brien
William Baxter
Cobcroft
Born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Ancestors 
Brother of
Gavin John Baxter Cobcroft
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 75
in Quirindi, New South Wales, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 11 Jun 2019
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Biography
Brien Cobcroft is Notable.
Brien Competed in the 1964 Tokyo and 1968 Mexico City Olympic Games
Brien William Baxter Cobcroft was born in Sydney on the 11th of October, 1934.[1] He was the son of Gavin Cobcroft and Ellie Moses. He grew up on the Parraweena property.[2]
Brien competed in the 1964 Tokyo and 1968 Mexico City Olympic Games in the equestrian eventing team and individual events. He was part of the bronze-winning Australian team in 1968.[3]
In 2000 he was presented with the Australian Sports Medal,[2] and a grove of trees were planted in his honor at Willow Grove, NSW.[4]
He died on the 11th of July, 2010.[5]
Sources
- ↑ https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/co/brien-cobcroft-1.html
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Cobcroft, Jenny (2014?) Brien Cobcroft. Retrieved 23 June 2019 from http://www.warrah1912subdivision.com/93334354
- ↑ http://olympics.com.au/athlete/brien-cobcroft
- ↑ Brien Cobcroft. Monument Australia. http://monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/people/sport/display/23787-brien-cobcroft
- ↑ Ryerson Index: Death notice: COBCROFT, Brien William Baxter, died: 11JUL2010, aged: 75, late of Willow Tree, NSW, published: Sydney Morning Herald 15JUL2010
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brien_Cobcroft
- http://sconevetdynasty.com.au/brien-cobcroft-equestrian-olympian/
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