Brandon Simpson

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Brandon Simpson
Medal record
Athletics
Representing Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2001 Edmonton 4x400 m relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2003 Paris 4x400 m relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2005 Helsinki 4x400 m relay
CAC Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2001 Guatemala City 400 m
World Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2000 Santiago 4×400 m relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2000 Santiago 400 m
CAC Junior Championships (U20)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2000 San Juan 400 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2000 San Juan 4x400 m relay

Brandon Simpson (born 6 September 1981 in Florida, U.S.) is a sprinter who represents Bahrain, having previously represented Jamaica. He has won a bronze medal in 4 x 400 metres relay at three world championships; 2001, 2003 and 2005. He finished 6th in the individual 400 metres contest in 2005, and 5th at the 2004 Olympics.

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Simpson was also selected as an alternate for Jamaica at the 2000 Summer Olympics, making him then the youngest ever Jamaican named for an Olympic team. Simpson ran for the George Mason Patriots track and field team and then transferred to the TCU Horned Frogs track and field program. [1]

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
2000 World Junior Championships Santiago, Chile2nd400m 45.73
1st4 × 400 m relay 3:06.06
2001 Central American and Caribbean Championships Guatemala City, Guatemala2nd400 m 45.46
World Championships Edmonton, Canada2nd [2] 4 X 400 m [2] 2:58.39
2003 World Championships Paris, France2nd4 X 400 m 2:59.60
World Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco 7th400 m46.02
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece5th 400 m 44.76
2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland6th400 m45.01
3rd4 X 400 m 2:58.07
World Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco 4th400 m44.86

Personal bests

References

  1. ↑ "Jamaican sprinter adds worldly talent". Fort Worth Star-Telegram . 23 April 2003. p. 79. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
  2. 1 2 The Jamaica 4x400 team won originally the bronze medal, but the USA 4x400 team, which originally finished first in 4x400 m relay, was disqualified in 2008 due to Antonio Pettigrew confession of using human growth hormone and EPO between 1997 and 2003.
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