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Andrew Simpson

1976 - 2013

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Andrew James "Bart" Simpson (17 December 1976 – 9 May 2013), was an English sailor who won a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, as crew for skipper Iain Percy in the Star class representing Great Britain. Simpson died in the capsize of the catamaran he was crewing on 9 May 2013, while training for the America's Cup in San Francisco Bay. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Andrew Simpson is the 4,340th most popular athlete (up from 4,502nd in 2019), the 7,432nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 7,447th in 2019) and the 158th most popular British Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Andrew Simpson ranks 4,340 out of 6,025. Before him are Anita Márton, Takaharu Furukawa, Anju Bobby George, Sharon Rendle, Martin Sauer, and Selemon Barega. After him are Hannah Davis, Tomokazu Harimoto, David King, Saúl Craviotto, José Luis Sánchez, and Chen Ding.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1976, Andrew Simpson ranks 957. Before him are Kristine Andersen, Brad Miller, Nilton Pereira Mendes, Wednesday 13, Pat Tillman, and Kristoffer Rygg. After him are Sander van Gessel, Charlotte Ayanna, Anne Margrethe Hausken, Karsten Kroon, Roberta Anastase, and Tanja Frieden. Among people deceased in 2013, Andrew Simpson ranks 550. Before him are Hakimullah Mehsud, Besik Kudukhov, Soraya Jiménez, Rod Grams, Vince Flynn, and Todd Bennett. After him are Mindy McCready, Sean Edwards, Sharmila Rege, Jason Molina, Noé Hernández, and Igor Kurnosov.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Andrew Simpson ranks 7,434 out of 8,785. Before him are Lucy Bronze (1991), Sharon Rendle (1966), Peaches Geldof (1989), Juliet Rylance (1979), Joel Fry (1983), and Kerry Katona (1980). After him are Ian Walker (1971), Karen Elson (1979), Cathy Dennis (1969), Frankie Bridge (1989), Daniel James (1997), and Dominic Cummings (1971).

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Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom

Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Andrew Simpson ranks 158. Before him are Steve Backley (1969), Simon Terry (1974), Helen Morgan (1966), Todd Bennett (1962), Fatima Whitbread (1961), and Sharon Rendle (1966). After him are Carl Hester (1967), Yvonne Murray (1964), Chijindu Ujah (1994), Steve Smith (1973), Matt Langridge (1983), and Marlon Devonish (1976).

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