Jacob Dawson
Rower // Men's Squad
Date of Birth: 2nd Nov 1993 (29 years old)
Club: Leander Club
Hometown: Plymouth
A graduate of the University of Washington, Jacob Dawson is a Tokyo 2020 Olympian.
Jacob Dawson was introduced to rowing through the Start centre in Plymouth at the age of 14, and, after winning two gold medals at the 2011 Coupe de la Jeunesse in the quadruple sculls, Jacob took up a place at the University of Washington, where he studied Geography.
During this time he was part of two consecutive victorious varsity eights crews, winning the IRA National Championships in 2014 and 2015. Jacob was later selected for the men’s eight that took gold at the FISU World University Championships in 2016 in Poznan.
In 2017, Dawson impressed at the GB Rowing Team Senior and U23 Trials, finishing second with Matt Rossiter. That result led to the pair being selected to row together at the first World Rowing Cup in Belgrade where they won gold.
After the European Championships, Dawson moved to the eight, where he won bronze at the second World Cup. He remained in the eight through to the World Rowing Championships in Sarasota-Bradenton, where the crew finished seventh.
In both 2018 and 2019, rowing in coxless four, he won silver at the European Championships and bronze at the Worlds.
Back in the eight for 2021, he won gold at the Europeans and bronze at the Olympic Games.
He returned to the Men’s eight in the 2023 season, which he kicked off with a win at the European Championships.
On The Water
GB Competitive Record
| Year | Event | Position | Boat |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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:
- 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.