Alan Simpson (athlete)
 Alan Simpson (left) at the 1964 Olympics | |||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||
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| Born | 22 May 1940 (age 81) Coventry, England | ||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | ||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||
| Event(s) | 1500 m | ||||||||||
| Club | Rotherham Harriers & AC | ||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 1500 m – 3:38.4 (1965) | ||||||||||
Medal record
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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[]
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- ^ "Alan Simpson". sports-reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "1962 Athletes". Team England.
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