Nickname: Marby, Marbs
Home town: Ballarat
Place of residence: Toorak, Melbourne
Occupation: Rower and law student
Club: MUBC
Began rowing: 1996
Date of birth: 27/12/82
Height: 191cm
Weight: 95kg
Favourite food: All food
Favourite book: The White Spider (Heimrich Harrer)
Favourite movie: American Psycho
Personal achievements: BA (Public Relations), Ballarat Sportsperson of the Year 2009
School: St Patrick’s, Ballarat
Current coach: Chris O’Brien
Institute/Academy: VIS
Rowing career highlight(s):
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2008 Beijing Olympic Games silver medal men's four
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2008 World Cup 2 gold medal men's four
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2008 Final Olympic Qualification Regatta gold medal
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2006 World Cup gold medal men’s eight
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National Pairs champion 06, 09, 10
Sporting hero: Tim Foster, Heimrich Harrer, John Weissmuller
Interests: Travel, psychology of sport
What would you do if you won $10 million dollars? All I can think is that extent and potential damage caused by the post-season trip would increase significantly
If I could live anywhere in the world it would be: Melbourne, Australia, followed by Salzburg
When I was growing up I wanted to be a: Farmer
