| David Simmons | |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Sport: | Rowing |
| Birth Name: | David Gerard Simmons |
| Birth Date: | 6 October 1955[1] |
| Birth Place: | Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Height: | 168cm (66inches) |
| Weight: | 500NaN0 |
David Gerard Simmons (born 6 October 1955) is a New Zealand lecturer in tourism policy. During his university years, he was a rowing cox, winning bronze medals at two world rowing championships.
Simmons was born in 1955 in Christchurch.[2] He was the cox for the eight in the 1975 World Rowing Championships in Nottingham, Great Britain, and won a bronze medal.[3] He represented New Zealand at the 1976 Summer Olympics. He is listed as New Zealand Olympian athlete number 375 by the New Zealand Olympic Committee.[4]
Simmons gained a Bachelor of Science and then a Master of Applied Science from the University of Canterbury.[5] He wrote his PhD at the University of Waterloo in Canada. Since 1980, he has lectured in tourism policy at Lincoln University, where he is now an emeritus professor.[6] Notable students of Simmons include Tracy Berno.[7]
In the 2023 New Year Honours, Simmons was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (CNZM), for services to tourism and tertiary education.[8]