David Simmons (rowing)
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Birth name | David Gerard Simmons | ||||||||||||||||
Nationality | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||
Born | [1] Christchurch, New Zealand | 6 October 1955||||||||||||||||
Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Weight | 50 kg (110 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
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David Gerard Simmons (born 6 October 1955) is a New Zealand rowing cox.
Simmons was born in 1955 in Christchurch, New Zealand.[1][2] He was the cox for the eight in the 1975 World Rowing Championships in Nottingham, Great Britain, and won a bronze medal.[3] He represented New Zealand at the 1976 Summer Olympics. He is listed as New Zealand Olympian athlete number 375 by the New Zealand Olympic Committee.[4]
References[]
- ^ a b c d "David Simmons". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "David Simmons". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ "(M8+) Men's Eight - Final". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ^ "David Simmons". New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 18 September 2016.[permanent dead link]
Categories:
- 1955 births
- Living people
- New Zealand male rowers
- Rowers at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Olympic rowers of New Zealand
- Rowers from Christchurch
- Coxswains (rowing)
- World Rowing Championships medalists for New Zealand
- New Zealand rowing biography stubs