Des Simonson
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Full name | Desmond Christian Simonson | |||||||||||||
Born | 17 April 1926 | |||||||||||||
Died | 5 April 2004 | (aged 77)|||||||||||||
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Country | New Zealand | |||||||||||||
Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||
Club | Aramoho Rowing Club | |||||||||||||
Coached by | William Webb | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Desmond Christian Simonson (17 April 1926 – 5 April 2004)[1] was a New Zealand rower. At the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, Simonson (bow) and Joe Schneider (stroke) won the silver medal in the men's double sculls.[2][3] They finished with a time of 7:32, 10 seconds behind the winning Australian crew.[4] Both Simonson and Schneider were members of the Aramoho Rowing Club in Whanganui, where they were coached by the former world professional single scull champion, William Webb.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Death search: registration number 2004/7829". Births, deaths & marriages online. Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Champion crews selected for rowing events". Gisborne Herald. 12 December 1949. p. 7. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- ^ "Rowing double scull – men Auckland 1950". Commonwealth Games Federation. 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- ^ "Empire Games 1950 souvenir issue". New Zealand Sportsman. 4 (8): 47. 8 March 1950.
Categories:
- 1926 births
- 2004 deaths
- New Zealand male rowers
- Rowers at the 1950 British Empire Games
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for New Zealand
- Commonwealth Games medallists in rowing
- New Zealand rowing biography stubs