Brandon Simpson

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Brandon Simpson
Medal record
Athletics
Representing  Jamaica
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2001 Edmonton 4x400 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2003 Paris 4x400 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Helsinki 4x400 m relay
CAC Championships
Silver medal – second place 2001 Guatemala City 400 m
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2000 Santiago 4×400 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2000 Santiago 400 m
CAC Junior Championships (U20)
Gold medal – first place 2000 San Juan 400 m
Gold medal – first place 2000 San Juan 4x400 m relay

Brandon Simpson (born 6 September 1981 in Florida, U.S.) is a sprinter who represents Bahrain, having previously represented Jamaica. He has won a bronze medal in 4 x 400 metres relay at three world championships; 2001, 2003 and 2005. He finished 6th in the individual 400 metres contest in 2005, and 5th at the 2004 Olympics.

Achievements[edit]

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Jamaica
2000 World Junior Championships Santiago, Chile 2nd 400m 45.73
1st 4×400m relay 3:06.06
2001 Central American and Caribbean Championships Guatemala City, Guatemala 2nd 400 m 45.46
World Championships Edmonton, Canada 2nd[1] 4 X 400 m [1] 2:58.39
2003 World Championships Paris, France 2nd 4 X 400 m 2:59.60
World Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco 7th 400 m 46.02
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 5th 400 m 44.76
2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 6th 400 m 45.01
3rd 4 X 400 m 2:58.07
World Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco 4th 400 m 44.86

Personal bests[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b The Jamaica 4x400 team won originally the bronze medal, but the USA 4x400 team, which originally finished first in 4x400 m relay, was disqualified in 2008 due to Antonio Pettigrew confession of using human growth hormone and EPO between 1997 and 2003.

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