Donald Alan Symon (born 20 May 1960) is a former New Zealand

rower Rowing, often called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars (called blades in the United Kingdom) are attached to the boat using rowlocks, while paddles are ...

who won an Olympic bronze medal at the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and commonly known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the ...

in Los Angeles. Symon was born in 1960 in Christchurch, New Zealand. Along with Kevin Lawton,

Barrie Mabbott James Barrie Mabbott (born 19 November 1960) is a former New Zealand rower who won an Olympic bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Biography Mabbott was born in 1960 in Carterton. He began rowing at Westlake Boys High Sc ...

Ross Tong Ross Stuart Tong (born 21 April 1961) is a former New Zealand rower who won an Olympic bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Tong was born in 1961 in Wanganui, New Zealand. His father, Allan Tong, was an Olympic rower in 19 ...

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 The 1986 Commonwealth Games were held in Edinburgh, Scotland, between 24 July and 2 August 1986. This was the second Commonwealth Games to be held in Edinburgh. Thirty two of the eligible fifty nine countries (largely African, Asian and Caribbe ...

in Edinburgh. He is listed as New Zealand Olympian athlete number 508 by the

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* * 1960 births Living people New Zealand male rowers Olympic rowers for New Zealand Olympic bronze medalists for New Zealand Rowers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games silver medallists for New Zealand Commonwealth Games silver medallists in rowing Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for New Zealand Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in rowing Rowers at the 1986 Commonwealth Games Rowers from Christchurch Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Medallists at the 1986 Commonwealth Games 20th-century New Zealand sportsmen {{NewZealand-rowing-bio-stub