Don Symon Explained

Don Symon
Birth Name:Donald Alan Symon[1]
Birth Date:20 May 1960
Birth Place:Christchurch, New Zealand
Height:205cm (81inches)
Weight:98kg (216lb)
Sport:Rowing
Club:Avon Rowing Club

Donald Alan Symon (born 20 May 1960) is a former New Zealand rower who won an Olympic bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

Symon was born in 1960 in Christchurch, New Zealand.[2] Along with Kevin Lawton, Barrie Mabbott, Ross Tong and Brett Hollister (cox) Symon won the bronze medal in the coxed four. Symon also won a silver medal in the coxless four and a bronze medal in the eight at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh.[3] He is listed as New Zealand Olympian athlete number 508 by the New Zealand Olympic Committee.

Notes and References

  1. Don Symon . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418044207/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sy/don-symon-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 7 November 2016.
  2. Web site: Don Symon . . 7 November 2016.
  3. Web site: Edinburgh 1986 Commonwealth Games . . 18 September 2016.