Draft:Simon Hibble

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Declined by Bobby Cohn 3 months ago. Last edited by Bobby Cohn 3 months ago. Reviewer: Inform author.

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Submission declined on 16 April 2026 by Dan arndt (talk).

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Declined by Dan arndt 3 months ago.

Comment: Non notable individual - no significant achievements Dan arndt (talk) 10:41, 16 April 2026 (UTC)

Simon Hibble is a departmental lecturer in practical chemistry. He tutors inorganic chemistry at Worcester College, University of Oxford.^[1]

He also has a passion for ice skating. He has competed in ice dance competitions with his skating partner Phillipa Cooper-Lewis. Having competed in 4 competitions and 9 events together between 2012 and 2017, their personal best was a score of 21.83. They won the Ice dance bronze PD - pattern dance 2 event in the ISU Adult skating competition in both 2012 and 2013, and also the ice dance bronze PD - pattern dance 1 and the free dance in 2013.^[2]

Some of Simon Hibble's skating performances can be viewed on YouTube.^[3]

Simon Hibble is also a runner, coming first in his age category in the Run Jericho 10K in 2025.^[4]

References

^ Dr Simon Hibble https://www.chem.ox.ac.uk/people/simon-hibble#tab-2845996. Retrieved 16 April 2026. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ Skater-Stats https://skater-stats.com/philippa-cooper-lewis-simon-hibble. Retrieved 16 April 2026. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ Philippa COOPER LEWIS & Simon HIBBLE - ICE DANCE BRONZE FD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8XM0QQ96Yw. Retrieved 16 April 2026. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ 2025 - Run Jericho 10K & 5K webscorer https://www.webscorer.com/racealldetails?raceid=393499&embed=1. Retrieved 16 April 2026. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[1] Dr Simon Hibble https://www.chem.ox.ac.uk/people/simon-hibble#tab-2845996. Retrieved 16 April 2026. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[2] Skater-Stats https://skater-stats.com/philippa-cooper-lewis-simon-hibble. Retrieved 16 April 2026. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[3] Philippa COOPER LEWIS & Simon HIBBLE - ICE DANCE BRONZE FD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8XM0QQ96Yw. Retrieved 16 April 2026. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[4] 2025 - Run Jericho 10K & 5K webscorer https://www.webscorer.com/racealldetails?raceid=393499&embed=1. Retrieved 16 April 2026. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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