George Simpson
Olympic athlete
1908 – 1961
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Who was George Simpson?
George Sidney Simpson was an American athlete and silver medalist at the 1932 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles. Simpson was the first to run 100 yards in 9.4 seconds, but because he used starting blocks, the record was never ratified. He won the 220 yards in both NCAA and AAU in 1930. He was also 4th in the 100 meters at the 1932 Olympics. In 1929 he unofficially equaled the 200 meters World Record 20.6 seconds. Simpson attended Ohio State and won a national title in 1929
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- Born
- Sep 21, 1908
Columbus - Also known as
- George Sidney Simpson
- Education
- Ohio State University
- Died
- Dec 2, 1961
Columbus
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on July 23, 2013
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