Simon Rodhouse

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Simon Rodhouse
Personal information
NationalityEnglish
Born(1955-04-20)20 April 1955
Southampton, England
Died24 February 1983(1983-02-24) (aged 27) [1]
England
Sport
SportAthletics
ClubSouthampton Athletics Club

Simon Dominic Rodhouse (20 April 1955 – 24 February 1983) was an English male athlete.

Athletics career

Rodhouse was a National champion after winning the 1981 UK Athletics Championships in the shot put. [2]

He represented England in the shot put, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. [3] [4]

He was a PE and French teacher at St Mary's College in Southampton and was killed in a car crash (driving his V8 MGB GT) when returning home from an indoor athletics meeting at RAF Cosford on 24 February 1983. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 ""Shot putter killed in car crash." Times, 26 Feb. 1983, p. 19". Times Digital Archives. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  2. "Profile". European Athletics.
  3. "1982 Athletes". Team England.
  4. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.