Simon Hiscocks

Simon Hiscocks
Personal information
Full nameSimon John Hiscocks
Born21 May 1973 (1973-05-21) (age 51)
Dorking, Surrey, England
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Sailing career
Class49er
ClubWeymouth and Portland Sailing Academy
Medal record
Sailing
Representing  Great Britain
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 1 1
Sailing World Championships 2 3 0
Total 2 4 1
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney 49er
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens 49er
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Cádiz 49er
Gold medal – first place 2006 Aix-le-Bains 49er
Silver medal – second place 2002 Kāneʻohe 49er
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens 49er
Silver medal – second place 2005 Moscow 49er

Simon John Hiscocks[1] (born 21 May 1973 in Dorking, Surrey) is a British sailor. He won a bronze medal for Great Britain at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the 49er. Hiscocks also won a silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the same category. Hiscocks has been racing in the America's cup for the GreenCom Team.[2]

He lives in Portland, Dorset[3] and has two children, Amelie and Louis.

He is the founder of Shock Sailing, who manufacture parts for high performance sailboats, perform boat repairs, broker the sale of new and used dinghies, and manufacture sailing accessories. Since his Olympic career, Hiscocks has been prominent in the Foiling Moth class, and in other high performance skiffs.

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Simon Hiscocks". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Green Comm Racing announces crew for AC World Series Plymouth".
  3. ^ Simon Hiscocks. "About". shocksailing.com. Retrieved 21 November 2013.