Simon Rodhouse
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | 20 April 1955 Southampton, England |
| Died | 24 February 1983 (aged 27) [1] England |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Shot put |
| Club | Southampton Athletic Club |
Simon Dominic Rodhouse (20 April 1955 – 24 February 1983) was an English male athlete.
Biography
[edit]Rodhouse was a member of the Southampton Athletic Club and became the British shot put champion after winning the 1981 UK Athletics Championships in the shot put.[2] He also finished second behind Mike Winch in the shot put event at both the 1981 AAA Championships[3][4] and the 1982 AAA Championships.[5]
He represented England in the shot put, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia.[6][7]
He was a PE and French teacher at St Mary's College in Southampton and was killed in a car crash (driving his V8 MGB GT) when returning home from an indoor athletics meeting at RAF Cosford on 24 February 1983.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b ""Shot putter killed in car crash." Times, 26 Feb. 1983, p. 19". Times Digital Archives. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ^ "Profile". European Athletics.
- ^ "Results". Sunday Sun (Newcastle). 9 August 1981. Retrieved 13 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ "1982 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.