Alan Simpson (athlete)

British middle-distance runner

For other people with the same name, see Alan Simpson (disambiguation).

Alan Simpson

Alan Simpson (left) at the 1964 Olympics

Personal information
Born| 22 May 1940 (1940-05-22) (age 83)
Coventry, England
Height| 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight| 64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Sport| Athletics
Event| 1500 m
Club| Rotherham Harriers & AC
Achievements and titles
Personal best| 1500 m – 3:38.4 (1965)

Medal record

Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
| 1966 Kingston | 1 mile

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

## Athletics career[edit]

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[edit]

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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