Simon H. Jefferies (born 11 July 1955) is a British coxswain. He won a gold medal at the 1980 World Rowing Championships in Hazewinkel with the lightweight men's eight.[1] He was the cox for the British men's eight at the 1988 Summer Olympics where they came fourth.[2] He was part of the British eight at the 1975 World Rowing Championships in Nottingham, the crew finished 9th overall after a third-place finish in the B final.[3]

Simon Jefferies
Personal information
Born (1955-07-11) 11 July 1955 (age 69)
Nottingham, Great Britain
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight50 kg (110 lb)
Sport
SportRowing
ClubLeander Club, Henley-on-Thames
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Great Britain
World Rowing Championships
Gold medal – first place 1980 Hazewinkel Lwt eight

References

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  1. ^ "Simon Jeffries". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Simon Jefferies". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  3. ^ Railton, Jim (1 September 1975). "Rowing". The Times. p. 7 – via Times Digital Archives.
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