Stephen Simpole

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Stephen Simpole
Personal information
BornSecond quarter 1955 [1]
London
Sport
SportRowing
Club London RC
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
World Rowing Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1977 Amsterdam Lwt eight
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1978 Copenhagen Lwt eight
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1980 Hazewinkel Lwt eight
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1975 Nottingham Lwt eight

Stephen A Simpole (born 1955) is a retired lightweight rower who competed for Great Britain.

Rowing career

Simpole was part of the lightweight eight that secured a bronze medal at the 1975 World Rowing Championships. [2] He won a gold medal at the 1977 World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam with the lightweight men's eight. [3] [4] The following year he was part of the lightweight eight that successfully defended their title and won the gold medal at the 1978 FISA Lightweight Championships in Copenhagen. [5]

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References

  1. "1955 births". Free BMD.
  2. Railton, Jim (1 September 1975). "Rowing". The Times . p. 7 via Times Digital Archives.
  3. "Stephen Simpole". International Rowing Federation . Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  4. Railton, Jim (29 August 1977). "Rowing". The Times. p. 11 via Times Digital Archives.
  5. Railton, Jim (7 August 1978). "Rowing". The Times. p. 6 via Times Digital Archives.