Des Simonson
Desmond Christian Simonson (17 April 1926 – 5 April 2004) 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. They finished with a time of 7:32, 10 seconds behind the winning Australian crew. 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.
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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 | ||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]- ^ "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.
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