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David SimmonsCNZM

Simmons in 2015
Personal information
Birth name	David Gerard Simmons
Born	(1955-10-06) 6 October 1955 (age 69) Christchurch, New Zealand
Height	168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	50 kg (110 lb)
Sport
Country	New Zealand
Sport	Rowing
Medal record Men's rowing Representing  New Zealand World Rowing Championships 1974 Lucerne Eight 1975 Nottingham Eight

David Gerard Simmons CNZM (born 6 October 1955) is a New Zealand lecturer in tourism policy. During his university years, he was a rowing cox, winning bronze medals at two world rowing championships.

Biography

Simmons was born in 1955 in Christchurch. He was the cox for the eight in the 1975 World Rowing Championships in Nottingham, Great Britain, and won a bronze medal. He represented New Zealand at the 1976 Summer Olympics. He is listed as New Zealand Olympian athlete number 375 by the New Zealand Olympic Committee.

Simmons gained a Bachelor of Science and then a Master of Applied Science from the University of Canterbury. He wrote his PhD at the University of Waterloo in Canada. Since 1980, he has lectured in tourism policy at Lincoln University, where he is now an emeritus professor. Notable students of Simmons include Tracy Berno.

In the 2023 New Year Honours, Simmons was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (CNZM), for services to tourism and tertiary education.

References

1. ^ "David Simmons". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "David Simmons". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
3. "(M8+) Men's Eight – Final". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
4. "David Simmons". New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
5. Simmons, David G. (1980). Summertime visitors to Arthur's Pass National Park – Characteristics, motivations, perceptions, impact (Master's thesis). University of Canterbury.
6. "David Simmons". Lincoln University. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
7. Berno, T. E. L. (1995). The socio-cultural and psychological effects of tourism on indigenous cultures (PhD thesis). University of Canterbury. hdl:10092/4941.
8. "New Year Honours: New Zealanders recognised across fields from science to sport". Radio New Zealand. 31 December 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022.

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