Brandon Simpson Explained

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.

Achievements

Representing
2000	World Junior Championships	Santiago, Chile	bgcolor=silver	2nd	400m	45.73
			bgcolor=gold	1st	4×400m relay	3:06.06
2001	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Guatemala City, Guatemala	2nd	400 m	45.46
		Edmonton, Canada	2nd	4 X 400 m ^[1]	2:58.39
2003		Paris, France	2nd	4 X 400 m	2:59.60
		Monte Carlo, Monaco	7th	400 m	46.02
2004		Athens, Greece	5th	400 m	44.76
2005		Helsinki, Finland	6th	400 m	45.01
			3rd	4 X 400 m	2:58.07
		Monte Carlo, Monaco	4th	400 m	44.86

Personal bests

• 400 metres - 44.64 s (2006)

Notes and References

1. 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.