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.
Medal record | ||
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Athletics | ||
Representing Jamaica | ||
World Championships | ||
2001 Edmonton | 4x400 m relay | |
2003 Paris | 4x400 m relay | |
2005 Helsinki | 4x400 m relay | |
CAC Championships | ||
2001 Guatemala City | 400 m | |
World Junior Championships | ||
2000 Santiago | 4×400 m relay | |
2000 Santiago | 400 m | |
CAC Junior Championships (U20) | ||
2000 San Juan | 400 m | |
2000 San Juan | 4x400 m relay |
Achievements
editYear | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Jamaica | |||||
2000 | World Junior Championships | Santiago, Chile | 2nd | 400m | 45.73 |
1st | 4×400m relay | 3:06.06 | |||
2001 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Guatemala City, Guatemala | 2nd | 400 m | 45.46 |
World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 2nd[1] | 4 X 400 m [1] | 2:58.39 | |
2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 2nd | 4 X 400 m | 2:59.60 |
World Athletics Final | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 7th | 400 m | 46.02 | |
2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 5th | 400 m | 44.76 |
2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 6th | 400 m | 45.01 |
3rd | 4 X 400 m | 2:58.07 | |||
World Athletics Final | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 4th | 400 m | 44.86 |
Personal bests
edit- 400 metres - 44.64 s (2006)
References
edit- ^ a b 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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