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Alan Simpson
Simpson (left) at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Born(1940-05-22)22 May 1940
Coventry, England
Died24 October 2024(2024-10-24) (aged 84)
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
1500 m
ClubRotherham Harriers & AC
Achievements and titles
Personal best1500 m – 3:38.4 (1965)
Medal record
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place1966 Kingston1 mile

Alan Simpson (22 May 1940 – 24 October 2024) was a British middle distance runner who competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[1] at the .

Biography

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Simpson represented England in the mile at the British Empire and Commonwealth Games but did not make the final at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia.[2][3]

Simpson became the British 1 mile champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1963 AAA Championships[4] and the 1964 AAA Championships.[5][6] Later that year at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, he represented Great Britain in the 1500 metres.[7]

Simpson won a third AAA title at the 1965 AAA Championships and finished second in 1966.[8] Shortly afterwards he represented England[9] at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica and won a silver medal.[10]

Simpson died on 24 October 2024, at the age of 84.[11][12]

References

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  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.
  4. ↑ "Carroll sprints in". Ireland's Saturday Night. 13 July 1963. Retrieved 5 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Six-mile Smasher". Daily Herald. 11 July 1964. Retrieved 8 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  7. ↑ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  8. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  9. ↑ "Men's team for Empire Games". Bristol Evening Post. 11 July 1966. p. 24. Retrieved 9 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ↑ "Kingston 1966 Team". Team England. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  11. ↑ Henderson, Jason (25 October 2024). "Alan Simpson, 1960s miler, dies aged 84". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  12. ↑ Alan Simpson
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