Brian Vear (16 November 1937[note 1] - 18 February 2008) was an Australian representative rower who competed at two Olympic Games.
[2] Vear first made state selection for Victoria in the 1963 men's eight which contested and won the King's Cup at the Australian Interstate Regatta.
The lack of coaching support provided to the team by the Australian Olympic Federation proved to be an issue.
[6] For the 1964 Tokyo Olympics that year's winning Victorian King's Cup eight was selected in toto as the Australian men's eight.
With Vear in the bow seat they raced in a borrowed Donoratico boat for the B final and rowed to an overall eighth place in the Olympic regatta.