Don Symon

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.

Don Symon

Personal information
Birth name	Donald Alan Symon[1]
Born	(1960-05-20) 20 May 1960 (age 65)[1] Christchurch, New Zealand[1]
Height	205 cm (6 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight	98 kg (216 lb)[1]
Sport
Sport	Rowing
Club	Avon Rowing Club[1]
Medal record Men's rowing Representing  New Zealand Olympic Games 1984 Los Angeles Coxed four Commonwealth Games 1986 Edinburgh Coxless four 1986 Edinburgh Eight

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]