Jacob Dawson
Rower - Men's Squad
Club: Leander Club/Plymouth ARC
Hometown: Plymouth
Intro
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 GB Rowing Team’s ‘handyman’.
On The Water
GB Competitive Record
| Year | Event | Position | Boat |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | World Rowing Cup I Varese, ITA |
M8+ | |
| 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:
- 2024
- Event:
- World Rowing Cup I
Varese, ITA - Position:
- Boat:
- M8+
- 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.