Simon Dennis (rower)
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's rowing | ||
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2000 Sydney | Eight |
Simon John Dennis MBE (born 24 August 1976) is a British rower and Olympic gold medalist.
Dennis was born in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire. He started rowing at St Paul's School, London, coached by Michael Streat and his first international appearance was in 1994 in the GB eight at the World Rowing Junior Championships, winning a bronze medal. After school he attended Imperial College London, winning two Henley Royal Regatta races with them.[1]
He raced in the eight at the World Championships in 1997 and 1998, before rowing with Steve Williams in the coxless pair for the 1999 season, winning the Silver Goblets and Nickall's Challenge cup at Henley. In 2000 he returned to the men's eight which won a gold medal at the Sydney Olympics.[2] He is now a teacher of Biology at Marlborough College in Wiltshire.
Achievements
[edit]- Olympic Medals: 1 Gold
- World Championship Medals: 0
- Junior World Championship Medals: 1 Bronze
Olympic Games
[edit]- 2000 — Gold, Eight (with Andrew Lindsay, Ben Hunt-Davis, Louis Attrill, Luka Grubor, Kieran West, Fred Scarlett, Steve Trapmore, Rowley Douglas)
World Championships
[edit]- 2001 — 5th, Eight
- 1999 — 5th, Coxless Pair (with Steve Williams)
- 1998 — 7th, Eight
- 1997 — 4th, Eight
Junior World Championships
[edit]- 1994 — Bronze, Eight
References
[edit]- ^ "Simon Dennis". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
- ^ "Fired Up Brits Coast To Eights". New Straits Times. 25 September 2000. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
External links
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- 1976 births
- Living people
- Olympic rowers for Great Britain
- Rowers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Alumni of Imperial College London
- Members of the Order of the British Empire
- People educated at Claires Court School
- People educated at St Paul's School, London
- English male rowers
- English Olympic competitors
- Olympic gold medallists for Great Britain
- Sportspeople from Henley-on-Thames
- Olympic medalists in rowing
- Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics