Simon Berrisford

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Simon Berrisford
Personal information
Born29 December 1963
London, England
Sport
SportRowing
Eventcoxless pair
Club Leander Club
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
World Rowing Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1989 Bled M2-

Simon Netcott Berrisford (born 29 December 1963) is a former British rower. He competed in the men's coxless four event at the 1988 Summer Olympics and in the men's coxed four at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He won a silver medal at the 1989 World Rowing Championships in the coxless pairs, partnered by Steve Redgrave. [1] [2]

In 1989, he won the Silver Goblets & Nickalls' Challenge Cup (the premier coxless pair event) with Redgrave at the Henley Royal Regatta, rowing for Leander. [3]

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References

  1. "Simon Berrisford". World Rowing . Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Simon Berrisford". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  3. "Henley Royal Regatta resulta 1946 to 2000". Rowing History. Retrieved 6 August 2024.