Alan Simpson (runner)

British middle-distance runner (1940–2024)

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

Alan Simpson

Simpson (left) at the 1964 Olympics

Personal information
Born| (1940-05-22)22 May 1940
Coventry, England
Died| 24 October 2024(2024-10-24) (aged 84)
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 (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 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 at the Games in Kingston, Jamaica and won a silver medal.[9]

Simpson died on 24 October 2024, at the age of 84.[10][11]

## 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. ^ "Kingston 1966 Team". Team England. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
10. ^ Henderson, Jason (25 October 2024). "Alan Simpson, 1960s miler, dies aged 84". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
11. ^ Alan Simpson

## External links

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