 Simon in 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Diederik Rudolf Simon | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Dutch | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | April 10, 1970 Bloemendaal, North Holland | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Nereus Rowing Club | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Diederik Rudolf Simon (born 10 April 1970 in Bloemendaal, North Holland) is a rower from the Netherlands, who competed for his native country in five consecutive Summer Olympics.
He won the gold medal with the Holland Acht (Holland Eight) at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. He earned silver medals in the Men's Quadruple Sculls (Sydney 2000) and in the Men's Eights (Athens 2004).[1] After becoming a coach, he rejoined the national team in 2007,[2] placing fourth at the Beijing Olympics (2008) and fifth at the London Olympics (2012), both in the Dutch Men's Eights.[1] He trained for his sixth Olympics in Rio de Janeiro 2016, but was not selected for the Dutch team.
Simon auctioned off his Olympic gold medal to raise money for Nereus Rowing Club in Amsterdam.[3] He left his second silver medal in an Athens taxi but it was returned to him after he reported the loss to the police.[4]
- ^ a b "Diederik Simon – Olympic Results". olympics.com. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ "Olympic Feature: Olympics Number Five for Diederik Simon- Dutch Men's Eight". worldrowing.com. 3 August 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ "Diederik Simon interview". worldrowing.com. 15 June 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ Smith, Martin (26 August 2004). "Athens diary: Sky-high ambition". The Telegraph. Retrieved 27 May 2021.