Neil Simpson (alpine skier) explained
Neil Simpson
MBE |
| Birth Date: | 8 December 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Banchory, Scotland |
| Disability: | Visually impaired |
| Disability Class: | B3 |
| Sport: | Alpine skiing |
Neil Douglas Hamilton Simpson is a British visually impaired para alpine skier who competed at the 2022 Winter Paralympics.
Career
Simpson made his debut at the 2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships where he won a silver medal in the super combined.[1]
He competed at the 2022 Winter Paralympics and won a gold medal in the super-G and a bronze medal in the super combined.[2] [3] [4]
Simpson was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2022 Birthday Honours for services to skiing.
Notes and References
- Web site: Neil Simpson . paralympic.org . 5 March 2022.
- Web site: Skiing siblings Neil and Andrew Simpson enjoying red-hot alpine connection . largsandmillportnews.com . 5 March 2022 . 5 March 2022.
- News: Burke. Patrick. 6 March 2022. Simpson earns super-G gold for Britain on day of firsts at Beijing 2022. InsideTheGames.biz. 6 March 2022.
- Web site: Alpine Skiing Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220313113641/https://results.beijing2022.cn/beijing-2022/paralympic-games/static/pwg2022/pdf/PWG2022/ALP/PWG2022_ALP_B99_ALP-------------------------------.pdf . 13 March 2022 . 13 March 2022 . 2022 Winter Paralympics.
