Simpson represented England in the
mile at the
British Empire and Commonwealth Games but did not make the final at the
1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia. Simpson became the
British 1 mile champion after winning the British
AAA Championships title at the
1963 AAA Championships and the
1964 AAA Championships. Later that year at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, he represented
Great Britain in the
1500 metres. Simpson won a third AAA title at the
1965 AAA Championships and finished second in 1966. Shortly afterwards he represented
England at the
1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica and won a silver medal. Simpson died on 24 October 2024, at the age of 84. == References ==