Don Symon
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Donald Alan Symon[1] 20 May 1960[1] Christchurch, New Zealand[1] |
| Height | 205 cm (6 ft 9 in)[1] |
| Weight | 98 kg (216 lb)[1] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Rowing |
| Club | Avon Rowing Club[1] |
Medal record | |
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Donald Alan Symon (born 20 May 1960) is a former New Zealand rower who won an Olympic bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
Symon was born in 1960 in Christchurch, New Zealand.[2] Along with Kevin Lawton, Barrie Mabbott, Ross Tong and Brett Hollister (cox) Symon won the bronze medal in the coxed four. Symon also won a silver medal in the coxless four and a bronze medal in the eight at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh.[3] He is listed as New Zealand Olympian athlete number 508 by the New Zealand Olympic Committee.[2]
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External links
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- Donald Symon at Olympics.comLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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- Rowers at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
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