Simon Hiscocks

Simon John Hiscocks (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 since raced in the America's cup for the GreenCom Team.

Simon Hiscocks

Personal information
Full name	Simon John Hiscocks
Born	21 May 1973 (1973-05-21) (age 53) Dorking, Surrey, England
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Sport
Sailing career
Class	49er
Club	Weymouth 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 2000 Sydney 49er 2004 Athens 49er World Championships 2003 Cádiz 49er 2006 Aix-le-Bains 49er 2002 Kāneʻohe 49er 2004 Athens 49er 2005 Moscow 49er

He lives in Portland, Dorset 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 since its launch in 2022, the Switch one design, with Simon has seen the growth of in the UK and beyond and in other high performance skiffs.

Hiscocks has since rebuilt a Trimaran, after breaking it on his travels home. The 6 year repair was finally finished in the summer of 25, where Simon launched the Newly painted boat into the Portland waters, and it is the next step in Simon's career.

External links

• Simon Hiscocks at World Sailing (archived, alternate link)
• Simon Hiscocks at Olympics.com
• Simon Hiscocks at Olympedia