Darryn Purcell
- January 10, 2024
- Rower
Quick Facts
Darryn Purcell Biography
| Name | Darryn Purcell |
| Birthday | Oct 5 |
| Birth Year | 1985 |
| Home Town | Brisbane |
| Birth Country | Australia |
| Birth Sign | Libra |
Darryn Purcell is one of the most popular and richest Rower who was born on October 5, 1985 in Brisbane, Australia. Darryn Purcell (born 5 October 1985) is an Australian former world and national Champion lightweight rower. He was awarded an award of gold in the 2010 World Rowing Championships in Bled in the men’s lightweight eight.
In 2008, Purcell was made a member of his position in the Australian senior lightweight team and He raced in the male’s eight that finished eighth in the World Championships in Linz. Purcell was selected for the Australian men’s lightweight coxless four at this year’s World Rowing Championships in Poznan and was 14th. In 2010, at the World Championships in Lake Karapiro, Purcell was seated at the bow of the Australian men’s lightweight eight coached by Perry Ward which placed second and was awarded the silver medal.
Purcell continued to represent Australia at the elite world level till 2015. He won a bronze medal at the 2013 World Rowing Cup I in Sydney in a lightweight four and also raced in the lightweight eight at that regatta. He represented Australia in two crews at the 2013 World Rowing Championships in Chungju placing tenth in the coxless four and second in the eight winning his third world championship medal – a silver. In 2014 he competed in the lightweight coxless four at the World Rowing Cup I in Sydney and in a coxless pair with Alister Foot at World Rowing Cup III in Lucerne. Then at the 2014 World Championships Purcell and Foot finished sixth in the pair. His final Australian representative appearances were in 2015. He held his seat in the lightweight coxless four into 2015 and rowed in that boat at two World Rowing Cups in Europe but when Perry Ward had to make a late withdrawal from the crew due to injury just before the 2015 World Rowing Championships Purcell and Nicholas Silcox were reassigned to race in a lightweight coxless pair. They finished in sixth place. It was Purcell’s last national representative appearance.
From 2007 to 2015. Purcell was chosen at the stroke at nine times consecutively for the team representing Queensland in the lightweight men’s four that was coxless and contested at the Penrith Cup at the Interstate Regatta in the Australian Rowing Championships. He rowed the Queensland fours on nine times. This included three consecutive Penrith Cup victories from 2013 to 2015.
Darryn Purcell Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Rower |
| House | Living in own house. |
Darryn Purcell is one of the richest Rower from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Darryn Purcell 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Purcell was selected first to be the representative of Australia in Australia’s 2006 World Rowing U23 Championships in Hazewinkel in a light quad scull. They were awarded the silver medal. The next year, in 2007, at the World Rowing U23 Championships in Glasgow with only one crew change Purcell continued to race in the quad for an overall fourth place.
As a member of the Toowong Rowing Club colours he was a contender for national championship titles in the Australian Rowing Championships on a several occasions. These included an unweighted coxless team in 2007 and 2008, and the men’s lightweight eight in 2007 and 2008.
The Australian lightweight eight stayed together into 2011 with the changeout of Perry Ward & Angus Tyers for Rod Chisolm & Tom Gibson and a move of Purcell into the stroke seat. At the 2011 World Championships in Bled he paced their final to perfection coming through the field from the 500mark, sitting second at the 1000 and the 1500, and running down the Italians in the last 200m to take the gold by 0.17seconds, winning Purcell his first and only World Championship title.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | 6 ft 0 in |
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