Des Simonson Explained

Des Simonson
Fullname:Desmond Christian Simonson
Birth Date:17 April 1926
Country:New Zealand
Sport:Rowing
Club:Aramoho Rowing Club
Coach: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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Death search: registration number 2004/7829 . Births, deaths & marriages online . Department of Internal Affairs . 26 January 2019.
  2. News: Champion crews selected for rowing events . 12 December 1949 . Gisborne Herald . 26 January 2019 . 7.
  3. Web site: Rowing double scull – men Auckland 1950 . 2018 . Commonwealth Games Federation . 26 January 2019 . 20 April 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190420220755/https://thecgf.com/results/team/4115 . dead .
  4. Empire Games 1950 souvenir issue . New Zealand Sportsman . 4 . 8 . 8 March 1950 . 47.

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