fbpx
Wikipedia

Alan Simpson (athlete)

Alan Simpson (born 22 May 1940) is a British former middle distance runner.

Alan Simpson
Alan Simpson (left) at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Born22 May 1940 (1940-05-22) (age 83)
Coventry, England
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event1500 m
ClubRotherham Harriers & AC
Achievements and titles
Personal best1500 m – 3:38.4 (1965)
Medal record

Athletics career edit

Simpson finished fourth in the 1500 metres at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[1]

He represented England twice in the mile at the British Empire and Commonwealth Games. He did not make the final at the Games in Perth, Australia.[2][3] and was the silver medalist at the Games in Kingston, Jamaica.

References edit

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  2. ^ . Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 9 October 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  3. ^ "1962 Athletes". Team England.

External links edit


alan, simpson, athlete, other, people, with, same, name, alan, simpson, disambiguation, alan, simpson, born, 1940, british, former, middle, distance, runner, alan, simpsonalan, simpson, left, 1964, olympicspersonal, informationborn22, 1940, 1940, coventry, eng. For other people with the same name see Alan Simpson disambiguation Alan Simpson born 22 May 1940 is a British former middle distance runner Alan SimpsonAlan Simpson left at the 1964 OlympicsPersonal informationBorn22 May 1940 1940 05 22 age 83 Coventry EnglandHeight1 78 m 5 ft 10 in Weight64 kg 141 lb SportSportAthleticsEvent1500 mClubRotherham Harriers amp ACAchievements and titlesPersonal best1500 m 3 38 4 1965 Medal record Representing EnglandCommonwealth Games1966 Kingston 1 mileAthletics career editSimpson finished fourth in the 1500 metres at the 1964 Summer Olympics 1 He represented England twice in the mile at the British Empire and Commonwealth Games He did not make the final at the Games in Perth Australia 2 3 and was the silver medalist at the Games in Kingston Jamaica References edit Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Alan Simpson Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 18 April 2020 Retrieved 30 March 2018 Athletes and results Alan Simpson Commonwealth Games Federation Archived from the original on 9 October 2020 Retrieved 29 July 2019 1962 Athletes Team England External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Alan Simpson athlete Alan Simpson at World Athletics Alan Simpson at Team GB Alan Simpson at Olympics com Alan Simpson at Olympedia nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to British athletics is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alan Simpson athlete amp oldid 1190317448, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

article

, read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, picture, music, song, movie, book, game, games.