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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]