Simon Hiscocks

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Simon Hiscocks
Personal information
Full nameSimon John Hiscocks
Born21 May 1973 (1973-05-21) (age 50)
Dorking, Surrey, England
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Sailing career
Class(es) 49er
ClubWeymouth and Portland Sailing Academy
Medal record
Sailing
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Event1st2nd3rd
Olympic Games 011
Sailing World Championships 230
Total241
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2000 Sydney 49er
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2004 Athens 49er
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2003 Cádiz 49er
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Aix-le-Bains 49er
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2002 Kāneʻohe 49er
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2004 Athens 49er
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2005 Moscow 49er

Simon John Hiscocks [1] (born 21 May 1973 in Dorking, Surrey) is a British sailor. He won a bronze medal for Great Britain at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the 49er. Hiscocks also won a silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the same category. Hiscocks has been racing in the America's cup for the GreenCom Team. [2]

He lives in Portland, Dorset [3] and has two children, Amelie and Louis.

He is the founder of Shock Sailing, who manufacture parts for high performance sailboats, perform boat repairs, broker the sale of new and used dinghies, and manufacture sailing accessories. Since his Olympic career, Hiscocks has been prominent in the Foiling Moth class, and in other high performance skiffs.

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Simon Hiscocks". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. "Green Comm Racing announces crew for AC World Series Plymouth".
  3. Simon Hiscocks. "About". shocksailing.com. Retrieved 21 November 2013.