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]
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| Born | 11 July 1955 Nottingham, Great Britain | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 50 kg (110 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Leander Club, Henley-on-Thames | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References
edit- ^ "Simon Jeffries". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Railton, Jim (1 September 1975). "Rowing". The Times. p. 7 – via Times Digital Archives.
External links
edit- Simon Jefferies at World Rowing
- Simon Jefferies at Olympics.com
- Simon Jefferies at Olympedia
- Simon Jefferies at Team GB
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