Simon Jefferies

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Simon Jefferies
Personal information
Born (1955-07-11) 11 July 1955 (age 69)
Nottingham, Great Britain
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight50 kg (110 lb)
Sport
SportRowing
Club Leander Club, Henley-on-Thames
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
World Rowing Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1980 Hazewinkel Lwt eight

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]

References

  1. "Simon Jeffries". International Rowing Federation . Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  2. 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.
  3. Railton, Jim (1 September 1975). "Rowing". The Times . p. 7 via Times Digital Archives.