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. Archived from the original on 20 April 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- ^ "Empire Games 1950 souvenir issue". New Zealand Sportsman. 4 (8): 47. 8 March 1950.