Brian Carolan

{{short description|Australian sailor}}

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{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Brian Carolan

| full_name = Brian Barrett Carolan

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| nationality = Australian

| sport = Sailing

| birth_date = {{birth date|1927|02|18|df=yes}}

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| death_date = {{death date and age|1983|11|29|1927|02|18|df=yes}}

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Brian Carolan (18 February 1927 – 1 August 1983){{cite web|url=https://smct.org.au/deceased-search/485325?cemetery=Springvale%20Botanical%20Cemetery&cemeteries=&surname=carolan |title=Brian Barrett Carolan |work=Southern Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust |access-date=14 July 2021}} was an Australian sailor. He competed in the Dragon event at the 1956 Summer Olympics.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/61557 |title=Brian Carolan |work=Olympedia |accessdate=3 June 2020}}