Jacob Dawson

Rower // Men's Squad
Club: Leander Club/Plymouth ARC
Hometown: Plymouth

Jacob Dawson profile image

Jacob won a bronze medal in the Men’s Eight at the delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

He was forced to take some time away from the team in 2022 to recover from a life threatening pulmonary embolism (blood clot on the lung) which was caused by Covid complications. Against the odds, he returned to full fitness and rejoined the Men’s Eight to win European and World Championship gold in 2023. He wants to make the Paris team to experience a non-covid Games and hopes that his family will see him make the podium once again.

Outside of rowing, Jacob loves the outdoors, he is a qualified tree surgeon and aims to set up a business in this area once his rowing career ends. Jacob is great at DIY and is well established as the GBRT ‘handyman’.

On The Water

GB Competitive Record

Year Event Position Boat
2023 World Rowing Championships
Belgrade, SRB
M8+
2023 World Rowing Cup III
Lucerne, SUI
M8+
2023 World Rowing Cup II
Varese, ITA
M8+
2023 European Rowing Championships
Bled, SLO
M8+
2020 Olympic Games Regatta
Tokyo, JPN
M8+
2021 World Rowing Cup II
Lucerne, SUI
M8+
2021 European Rowing Championships
Varese, ITA
M8+
2019 World Rowing Championships
Linz Ottensheim, AUT
M8+
2019 World Rowing Cup III
Rotterdam, NED
M8+
2019 World Rowing Cup II
Poznan, POL
M8+
2019 European Rowing Championships
Lucerne, SUI
M8+
2018 World Rowing Championships
Plovdiv, BUL
M4-
2018 European Rowing Championships
Glasgow, GBR
M4-
2018 World Rowing Cup II
Linz Ottensheim, AUT
4 M4-
2018 World Rowing Cup I
Belgrade, SRB
5 M4-
2017 World Rowing Championships
Sarasota-Bradenton, USA
1 (FB Final) M8+
2017 World Rowing Cup III
Lucerne, SUI
6 M8+
2017 World Rowing Cup II
Poznan, POL
M8+
2017 European Rowing Championships
Racice, CZE
5 M2-
2017 World Rowing Cup I
Belgrade, SRB
M2-
Year:
2023
Event:
World Rowing Championships
Belgrade, SRB
Position:
Boat:
M8+
Year:
2023
Event:
World Rowing Cup III
Lucerne, SUI
Position:
Boat:
M8+
Year:
2023
Event:
World Rowing Cup II
Varese, ITA
Position:
Boat:
M8+
Year:
2023
Event:
European Rowing Championships
Bled, SLO
Position:
Boat:
M8+
Year:
2020
Event:
Olympic Games Regatta
Tokyo, JPN
Position:
Boat:
M8+
Year:
2021
Event:
World Rowing Cup II
Lucerne, SUI
Position:
Boat:
M8+
Year:
2021
Event:
European Rowing Championships
Varese, ITA
Position:
Boat:
M8+
Year:
2019
Event:
World Rowing Championships
Linz Ottensheim, AUT
Position:
Boat:
M8+
Year:
2019
Event:
World Rowing Cup III
Rotterdam, NED
Position:
Boat:
M8+
Year:
2019
Event:
World Rowing Cup II
Poznan, POL
Position:
Boat:
M8+
Year:
2019
Event:
European Rowing Championships
Lucerne, SUI
Position:
Boat:
M8+
Year:
2018
Event:
World Rowing Championships
Plovdiv, BUL
Position:
Boat:
M4-
Year:
2018
Event:
European Rowing Championships
Glasgow, GBR
Position:
Boat:
M4-
Year:
2018
Event:
World Rowing Cup II
Linz Ottensheim, AUT
Position:
4
Boat:
M4-
Year:
2018
Event:
World Rowing Cup I
Belgrade, SRB
Position:
5
Boat:
M4-
Year:
2017
Event:
World Rowing Championships
Sarasota-Bradenton, USA
Position:
1 (FB Final)
Boat:
M8+
Year:
2017
Event:
World Rowing Cup III
Lucerne, SUI
Position:
6
Boat:
M8+
Year:
2017
Event:
World Rowing Cup II
Poznan, POL
Position:
Boat:
M8+
Year:
2017
Event:
European Rowing Championships
Racice, CZE
Position:
5
Boat:
M2-
Year:
2017
Event:
World Rowing Cup I
Belgrade, SRB
Position:
Boat:
M2-

Beyond the Boat

A fan of structure and hard physical training, Jacob would love to join the Royal Marines one day. Martin Johnson is one of his sporting idols: Jacob admires his natural ability to lead a team. His three dream dinner party companions are Muhammad Ali, Ronnie Corbett and Freddie Mercury, and his favourite travel destination is Cornwall, where he spent many happy childhood summer holidays.

Jacob is Lottery funded through UK Sport.