Lynn Simpson

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Lynn Simpson
Personal information
Nationality British
Born (1971-02-16) 16 February 1971 (age 52)
Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England
Sport
Sport canoe slalom
Event(s)K1
Medal record
Women's canoe slalom
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1995 Nottingham K1
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1995 Nottingham K1 team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1993 Mezzana K1 team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1997 Três Coroas K1 team

Lynn Simpson (Lynn Reys) (born 16 February 1971 in Scarborough, North Yorkshire) is a British slalom canoeist who competed from the late 1980s to the late 1990s. She won four medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold (K1: 1995), a silver (K1 team: 1995), and two bronzes (K1 team: 1993, 1997). She also won the World Cup series in three consecutive seasons between 1994 and 1996.

Simpson also competed in two Summer Olympics, earning her best finish of tenth in the K1 event in Barcelona in 1992.

Post retirement Lynn now coaches youth paddlers at the northern german canoe powerhouse Stortebeker padelsport club alongside her husband and former bbc TV paddles up champion Mickel Reys in the city of Bremen.

Lynn also appeared numerous times on bbc question of sport. Including the 1995 christmas special with contestant Gordon Strachan, Prince Nassim Hamed, and the athletic heartthrob Roger Black.

World Cup individual podiums

Gold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgTotal
K1101112
SeasonDateVenuePositionEvent
1993 18 July 1993 La Seu d'Urgell 1stK1
25 July 1993 Lofer 1stK1
21 August 1993 Minden 1stK1
1994 26 June 1994 Nottingham 3rdK1
3 July 1994 Augsburg 1stK1
18 September 1994 Asahi, Aichi 1stK1
1995 9 July 1995 Mezzana 1stK1
16 July 1995 Lofer 2ndK1
1 October 1995 Ocoee 1stK1
1996 9 June 1996 La Seu d'Urgell 1stK1
29 September 1996 Três Coroas 1stK1
1997 6 July 1997 Bratislava 1stK1

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