Desmond Christian Simonson (17 April 1926 – 5 April 2004) was a New Zealand rower. At the

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, Simonson ( bow) and

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) won the silver medal in the men's double sculls. They finished with a time of 7:32, 10 seconds behind the winning Australian crew. Both Simonson and Schneider were members of the Aramoho Rowing Club in

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, where they were coached by the former world professional single scull champion, William Webb.

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