Judy Simpson
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Born | 14 November 1960 Kingston, Jamaica | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Heptathlon and 100m hurdles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Rugby & District AC, Rugby Birchfield Harriers, Birmingham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Judith Earline Veronica Simpson (née Livermore; born 14 November 1960) is a female former British heptathlete who competed at three Olympic Games. She went on to appear as Nightshade in the TV show Gladiators between 1993 and 1996.
Athletics career
Simpson was born in Jamaica. She competed in the pentathlon at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow and in the heptathlon and high jump at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. She competed in three Commonwealth Games; the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland and the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand, winning a silver, gold and bronze respectively in the heptathlon.[1][2][3][4][5] She was also the Three A's heptathlon champion in 1982 and 1983. In 1986 Simpson won a bronze medal in the heptathlon at the European Championships in Stuttgart with a personal best points total of 6623.
Gladiators
Between 1993 and 1996 Simpson featured in the UK TV show Gladiators as "Nightshade". After appearing in an Ashes competition with Australian Gladiators she became ill. She appeared for a few episodes of the 1996 series but was later forced to pull out.
Personal life
In 1999 Simpson's daughter, Joan Mary, died of meningitis, following a nationwide outbreak of the disease.[6]
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Great Britain / England | |||||
1980 | Olympic Games | Moscow, Soviet Union | 13th | pentathlon | 4304 |
1982 | European Championships | Athens, Greece | 7th | heptathlon | 6287 |
Commonwealth Games | Brisbane, Australia | 5th | 100 m hurdles | 13.25 | |
2nd | heptathlon | 6214 | |||
1983 | World Student Games (Universiade) | Edmonton, Canada | 3rd | heptathlon | 6184 |
World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | — | heptathlon | DNF | |
1984 | Olympic Games | Los Angeles, United States | 19th (q) | high jump | 1.84 m |
5th | heptathlon | 6280 | |||
1985 | World Student Games (Universiade) | Kobe, Japan | 3rd | heptathlon | 6046 |
1986 | Commonwealth Games | Edinburgh, Scotland | 1st | heptathlon | 6282 |
European Championships | Stuttgart, West Germany | 3rd | heptathlon | 6623 | |
1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | — | heptathlon | DNF |
1990 | Commonwealth Games | Auckland, New Zealand | 3rd | heptathlon | 6085 |
References
- ^ "1986 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "England team in 1986". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "1990 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "England team in 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "Brain disease claims Gladiator's baby". BBC News. 7 January 1999. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
External links
- 1960 births
- Living people
- Black British sportspeople
- English people of Jamaican descent
- Jamaican female athletes
- English heptathletes
- English female high jumpers
- English female hurdlers
- Jamaican emigrants to the United Kingdom
- Olympic athletes of Great Britain
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
- Gladiators (1992 British TV series)
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Great Britain
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Universiade bronze medalists for Great Britain