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Jenny Simpson

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Jennifer Simpson (née Barringer; born August 23, 1986) is a retired American middle- and long-distance runner. She won the gold medal in the 1500 meters at the 2011 World Championships, silvers at the 2013 and 2017 World Championships, and a bronze at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Simpson is a former American record holder for the 3000 metres steeplechase. She represented the United States at the 2008 Beijing, 2012 London and 2016 Rio Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jenny Simpson is the 2,888th most popular athlete (up from 6,309th in 2019), the 14,585th most popular biography from United States (up from 19,569th in 2019) and the 479th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Jenny Simpson ranks 2,888 out of 6,025Before her are Xian Dongmei, Margaret Bailes, Vladimir Alikin, Barbara Fusar-Poli, Caster Semenya, and Manfred Stengl. After her are Antonio Rossi, Marcel Fässler, Nicolae Țaga, Frank Luck, Fatuma Roba, and Vladimer Aptsiauri.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1986, Jenny Simpson ranks 387Before her are Goran Dragić, Marco Motta, Besa, Avdija Vršajević, Yutaka Baba, and Rafik Halliche. After her are Josh Peck, Colin Kazim-Richards, Rajon Rondo, Jala Brat, Monica Raymund, and Bruno Rezende.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jenny Simpson ranks 14,589 out of 20,380Before her are Michaela McManus (1983), Judy Martz (1943), Konnor (1980), Antonio Brown (1988), Kent Conrad (1948), and Autumn Reeser (1980). After her are Quinton Aaron (1984), Bob Armstrong (1939), Julie Plec (1972), Jack Dalrymple (1948), Oveta Culp Hobby (1905), and Rachel Talalay (1958).

Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Jenny Simpson ranks 479Before her are Susan Williams (1969), Millard Hampton (1956), Bob Seagren (1946), Harvey Glance (1957), Carie Graves (1953), and Margaret Bailes (1951). After her are Butch Johnson (1955), Al Joyner (1960), Stacy Dragila (1971), Marcell Jacobs (1994), Sheila Ingram (1957), and Kate Schmidt (1953).