Simon Fairweather
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men's archery | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | |||
| Gold | 2000 Sydney | Individual | |
| World Championships | |||
| Gold | 1991 Poland | Individual | |
| Bronze | 1991 Poland | Team | |
Simon Fairweather (born October 9, 1969) is an archer born in Adelaide, South Australia. He is 175 centimetres tall and weighs 71 kilograms.
Fairweather won the individual gold medal at the World Championships in Poland in 1991.
Fairweather was declared the Young Australian of the Year in 1991 and 1992.
After an early Olympic career in which he was generally considered not to have lived up to his promise, Fairweather shot back into Australia's national consciousness with a gold medal in men's individual archery at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He was also a member of the Australian team which finished twelfth in the team competition.
Fairweather competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's individual archery. He was defeated in the first round of elimination, placed 52nd overall. He was also a member of the team just missing out of a medal in 4th-place in the 2004 team competition.
In 1997 Fairweather gained a degree in jewellery design from the University of South Australia. He currently works as sculptor and jeweller.
Fairweather is married to former triathlon world champion Jackie Gallagher.
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