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Alan Simpson (runner)

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Alan Simpson
Alan Simpson (left) at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Born22 May 1940 (1940-05-22) (age 84)
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
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1966 Kingston 1 mile

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

Athletics career

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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Athletes and results: Alan Simpson". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 9 October 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  3. ^ "1962 Athletes". Team England.
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