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.
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Birth name | Donald Alan Symon[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1960-05-20) 20 May 1960 (age 62)[1] Christchurch, New Zealand[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 205 cm (6 ft 9 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 98 kg (216 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Avon Rowing Club[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[2]
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