Athlete Profile

Jemma Simpson

Club:	Newquay & Par
Gender:	Female
Date of Birth:	10/02/1984
Age Group:	SEN
County:	Cornwall
Region:	South West
Nation:	England

Lead Coach:

Mark Rowland

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Domestic Championships Record
2000 – 1st AAA U17 Indoor Championships 800m, 1st AAA Junior Championships 800m
2002 – 3rd AAA Indoor Championships 800m, 1st AAA Junior Championships 800m
2003 – 3rd AAA Indoor Championships 800m, 1st AAA Junior Championships 800m
2005 – 2nd BUSA Championships 1500m, 2nd AAA Championships 800m
2006 – 2nd AAA Championships 800m
2007 – 1st Norwich Union World Trials 800m
2008 – 1st Norwich Union World Indoor Champs Trials 1500m, 2nd Olympic Trials 800m
2009 – 1st Aviva World Trials
2010 – 1st Aviva European Trials & UK Championships

Major Championships Record
Olympic Games – 2008 4h 800m
World Championships – 2007 6th sf 800m, 2009 5th sf1 800m
European Championships – 2006 6th sf 800m, 2010 800m 5th
Commonwealth Games – 2006 6th 800m, 2010 800m 5th

Other noteworthy performances
2000 – 1st Commonwealth Youth 800m
2001 – 8th World Youth Championships 800m
2002 – 4th World Junior Championships 800m
2003 – 3rd European Junior Championships 800m
2005 – 2nd European U23 Championships 800m

Coached by former Olympic 3000m steeplechase bronze medallist Mark Rowland, Jemma Simpson is noted for being a consistent athlete, particularly at major championships. Having been a very talented junior athlete, Simpson missed her first season as a senior with foot and hamstring injuries, but the Plymouth-born athlete returned in 2005 to win the European U23 silver medal and one season later, she maintained her record of making the final at every major championships, finishing sixth at the Commonwealth Games, before breaking the two-minute barrier for the first time.

Having made European and world semi-finals, Simpson moved up to 1500m for the 2008 indoor campaign, where she won the World Indoor Trials with a decisive final 200m and having benefited from working on strength in the winter, the Newquay & Par athlete reduced her lifetime best to 1:59.17 but made a disappointing exit in Beijing, where she could not progress through her heat.

In 2009 after good early season performances she went on to win the Aviva World Trials 800m in Birmingham and ran a pb of 1:59.07 at the Herculis Meeting in Monte Carlo. At the World Championships in Berlin, she was disappointed not to make the final exiting in the semi-final. She went on to record two more sub-2 minute performances in Madrid and Brussels and in the World Athletics Final in Thessalonika, Greece, she finished in seventh place. 2010 saw her reduce her PB to a classy 1:58.74 at the Herculis Meeting in Monaco and in all posted six sub-minute times during the season. After a comfortable victory at the Aviva European Trials and UK Championships she went on to finish a slightly disappointing fifth in Barcelona at the European Championships in a close finish. 2011 has started well after an early season victory over 1500m at the IAAF World Challenge Meeting in Melbourne clocking 4:08.49.

She has a degree in English from St. Mary's. Her mother competed for GB in the World Championships at karate.

Jemma's official website is at www.jemmasimpson.com

Best known performances

Event

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

2003

2002

2001

2000

1998

800

1:58.74

2:04.46

2:00.72

1:59.59

1:58.74

1:59.07

1:59.17

2:00.18

1:59.99

2:01.90

2:03.42

2:04.11

2:06.62

2:06.72

2:18.0

1000

2:39.70

1500

4:06.39

4:08.51

4:10.07

4:07.53

4:06.39

4:12.88

4:11.17i

4:10.08

4:20.2

4:19.77

4:26.43

Mile

4:37.96i

4:47

Performances	Submit
1998 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

2013 SEN Newquay & Par
Event	Perf		Pos		Venue	Meeting	Date
800	2:04.46		1	1	Portland OR, USA	Portland Track Festival	8 Jun 13
800L	2:03.9		L2		Philadelphia PA, USA	Penn Relays	27 Apr 13
1500	4:08.51		11	1	Los Angeles CA, USA	USATF Oxy High Performance Meet	17 May 13
1500	4:15.87		2		Eugene OR, USA	Oregon Twilight	3 May 13
Mile	4:37.96	i#	1	I2	Seattle WA, USA	UW Invitational	26 Jan 13
Mile	4:39.96	i#	13	I2	Seattle WA, USA	Husky Classic	9 Feb 13
2012 SEN Newquay & Par
Event	Perf		Pos		Venue	Meeting	Date
800	2:00.72		4		Lignano, ITA	Meeting Internazionale di Atletica Leggera	17 Jul 12
800	2:00.97		6		New York NY, USA	Samsung Diamond League	9 Jun 12
800	2:01.64		3	s2	Helsinki, FIN	European Athletics Championships	28 Jun 12
800	2:01.78		8		Brussels, BEL	Samsung Diamond League	7 Sep 12
800	2:01.87		9		Berlin, GER	ISTAF Berlin	2 Sep 12
800	2:02.14		7		Helsinki, FIN	European Athletics Championships	29 Jun 12
800	2:02.18		4	2	Eagle Rock CA, USA	Oxy High Performance Meeting	18 May 12
800	2:02.29		2		Birmingham	Aviva Olympic Trials & UK Championships	23 Jun 12
800	2:02.61		2	2	Dublin (S), IRL	Morton International Games	25 Jul 12
800	2:03.33		7		Birmingham	Samsung Diamond League	26 Aug 12
800	2:08.32		1	h2	Birmingham	Aviva Olympic Trials & UK Championships	22 Jun 12
1500	4:10.07		1	A	Solihull	BMC Grand Prix	21 Jul 12
1500	4:10.46		11		Eugene OR, USA	Samsung Diamond League	1 Jun 12
1500	4:13.63		3		Albi, FRA	DécaNation	15 Aug 12
1500	4:18.20		2		Eugene OR, USA	Oregon Twilight	5 May 12
2011 SEN Newquay & Par
Event	Perf		Pos		Venue	Meeting	Date
800	1:59.59		5		Berlin, GER	IAAF World Challenge Meeting	11 Sep 11
800	1:59.59		3		Zagreb, CRO	Boris Hanzekovic Memorial	13 Sep 11
800	2:00.68		10		Eugene OR, USA	Samsung Diamond League	4 Jun 11
800	2:00.69		9		Crystal Palace	Aviva London Grand Prix	5 Aug 11
800	2:01.53		6	B	Exeter	BMC Regional Races	30 Aug 11
800	2:02.21		1		Tangiers, MAR	Meeting d'Athlétisme Moulay El Hassan	18 Sep 11
800	2:02.30		3		New York NY, USA	Samsung Diamond League	11 Jun 11
1500	4:07.53		2	A	Birmingham	BMC Nike Grand Prix	20 Aug 11
1500	4:08.49		1		Melbourne, AUS	IAAF World Challenge Meeting	3 Mar 11
1500	4:10.29		6		Los Angeles CA, USA	USATF High Performance Meet	21 May 11
2010 SEN Newquay & Par
Event	Perf		Pos		Venue	Meeting	Date
800	1:58.74		2		Monaco, MON	Herculis IAAF Diamond League	22 Jul 10
800	1:59.18		1	h3	Barcelona, ESP	European Championships	27 Jul 10
800	1:59.26		3		Crystal Palace	Aviva London Grand Prix Diamond League	14 Aug 10
800	1:59.34		3		Nottwil, SUI	Spitzen Leichtathletik Luzern	8 Aug 10
800	1:59.58		5		Rome, ITA	IAAF Diamond League	10 Jun 10
800	1:59.90		5		Barcelona, ESP	European Championships	30 Jul 10
800	2:00.31		2		Prague, CZE	Josef Odlozil Memorial	14 Jun 10
800	2:00.57		4		Berlin, GER	ISTAF IAAF World Challenge Meeting	22 Aug 10
800	2:01.13		9		Brussels, BEL	Memorial Van Damme IAAF Diamond League	27 Aug 10
800	2:01.50		1		Birmingham	Aviva European Trials and UK Championships	27 Jun 10
800	2:02.88		3		Hengelo, NED	IAAF World Challenge Meeting	30 May 10
800	2:03.73		2	s1	Birmingham	Aviva European Trials and UK Championships	26 Jun 10
800	2:07.32		1	h1	Birmingham	Aviva European Trials and UK Championships	25 Jun 10
1000	2:39.70		1		Eugene OR, USA	Oregon Preview	20 Mar 10
1500	4:06.39		2		Eagle Rock CA, USA	Oxy High Performance Meet	22 May 10
1500	4:12.72		1		Eugene OR, USA	Oregon Relays	30 Apr 10
2009 SEN Newquay & Par
Event	Perf		Pos		Venue	Meeting	Date
800	1:59.07		4		Monte Carlo, MON	Herculis Meeting	28 Jul 09
800	1:59.31		2	A	Madrid, ESP	Meeting Madrid 2009	4 Jul 09
800	1:59.40		2		Brussels, BEL	Memorial Van Damme IAAF Golden League	4 Sep 09
800	2:00.57		5	s1	Berlin, GER	IAAF World Championships	17 Aug 09
800	2:00.87		7		Ostrava, CZE	Golden Spike	17 Jun 09
800	2:00.99		7		Thessalonika, GRE	IAAF World Athletics Final	13 Sep 09
800	2:01.08		1		Crystal Palace	Aviva London Grand Prix	24 Jul 09
800	2:01.10		3		Eugene OR, USA	Prefontaine Classic	7 Jun 09
800	2:01.16		1		Birmingham	Aviva World Trials & National Championships	12 Jul 09
800	2:01.58		2		Carson CA, USA	Adidas Track Classic	16 May 09
800	2:01.89		2	A	Gateshead	Aviva British Grand Prix	31 Aug 09
800	2:02.93		1		Beaverton OR, USA	Nike Mile	28 May 09
800	2:03.33		2	h2	Berlin, GER	IAAF World Championships	16 Aug 09
800	2:03.58		2	s2	Birmingham	Aviva World Trials & National Championships	11 Jul 09
800	2:09.63		1	h3	Birmingham	Aviva World Trials & National Championships	10 Jul 09
800L	2:00.92		L4		Philadelphia PA, USA	Penn Relays	23 Apr 09
1500	4:12.88		1		Eugene OR, USA	Oregon Twilight	9 May 09
1500	4:19.53		1		Tempe AZ, USA	Arizona State Invitational	28 Mar 09
2008 SEN Newquay & Par/St. Mary's Uni
Event	Perf		Pos		Venue	Meeting	Date
800	1:59.17		1		Milan, ITA	Notturna di Milano	2 Jul 08
800	2:00.37		2		Jerez, ESP	Andalucia Grand Prix	24 Jun 08
800	2:00.49		2		Birmingham	Aviva National Championships inc Olympic Trials	13 Jul 08
800	2:00.56		4		Ostrava, CZE	Golden Spike	12 Jun 08
800	2:01.25	i	2		Birmingham	Norwich Union Grand Prix	16 Feb 08
800	2:01.27		6		Zaragoza, ESP	Reunion Internacional Gobierno De Aragon	31 May 08
800	2:01.86		8		Crystal Palace	Aviva London Grand Prix	26 Jul 08
800	2:02.16		4	h1	Beijing, CHN	Olympic Games	15 Aug 08
800	2:03.66	i	1		Cardiff	Indoor City Challenge Semi-Final	2 Feb 08
800	2:06.14		1	h1	Birmingham	Aviva National Championships inc Olympic Trials	12 Jul 08
1500	4:11.17	i	6	h2	Valencia, ESP	IAAF World Indoor Championships	8 Mar 08
1500	4:13.99	i	1		Sheffield	Norwich Union Trials & UK Championships	10 Feb 08
1500	4:16.42	i	9		Stockholm, SWE	GE Galan (Indoor Grand Prix)	21 Feb 08
1500	4:25.87	i	1	h2	Sheffield	Norwich Union Trials & UK Championships	9 Feb 08
2007 SEN Newquay & Par/St. Mary's Uni
Event	Perf		Pos		Venue	Meeting	Date
800	2:00.18		3		Crystal Palace	Norwich Union Super Grand Prix	3 Aug 07
800	2:00.19		4		Lausanne, SUI	Athletissima	10 Jul 07
800	2:00.47		2	h4	Osaka, JPN	IAAF World Championships	25 Aug 07
800	2:00.48		6	s1	Osaka, JPN	IAAF World Championships	26 Aug 07
800	2:00.81		7		Ostrava, CZE	IAAF Grand Prix, 46th Zlata Tetra - Golden Spike	27 Jun 07
800	2:00.91		1		Sportcity	Norwich Union World Trials & AAA Championships	29 Jul 07
800	2:01.16		2		Rovereto, ITA	Quercia EAA Meeting	12 Sep 07
800	2:01.17		7		Zürich, SUI	IAAF Golden League, Weltklasse Zürich	7 Sep 07
800	2:01.23		4		Sheffield	Norwich Union British Grand Prix	15 Jul 07
800	2:02.32		4		Zagreb, CRO	IAAF Zagreb Grand Prix	4 Jul 07
800	2:02.91		1	h4	Sportcity	Norwich Union World Trials & AAA Championships	28 Jul 07
1500	4:10.08		1	A	Sportcity	BMC Nike Grand Prix	9 Jun 07
1M	4:47		6		Gateshead	Great North Run International Races	29 Sep 07
2006 U23 Newquay & Par/St. Mary's Uni
Event	Perf		Pos		Venue	Meeting	Date
800	1:59.99		2		Heusden, BEL	KBC Nacht van de Atletiek	22 Jul 06
800	2:00.49		2		Sportcity	Norwich Union European Trials inc AAA Champs	16 Jul 06
800	2:00.56		4		Padua, ITA	Padua, ITA	1 Sep 06
800	2:00.68		6		Salamanca, SPA	Gran Premio Internacional Atletismo Diputación de Salamanca	5 Jul 06
800	2:01.11		6		Melbourne, AUS	Commonwealth Games	24 Mar 06
800	2:01.12		6	s1	Gothenburg, SWE	European Championships	8 Aug 06
800	2:01.39		7		Gateshead	British Grand Prix	11 Jun 06
800	2:01.55		3	h3	Gothenburg, SWE	European Championships	7 Aug 06
800	2:01.78		3	s2	Melbourne, AUS	Commonwealth Games	23 Mar 06
800	2:01.83		6	2	Rovereto, ITA	Rovereto, Ita	30 Aug 06
800	2:02.31		2		Birmingham	Norwich Union International	20 Aug 06
800	2:02.82		3		Melbourne, AUS	Telstra Grand Prix	9 Mar 06
800	2:02.83		2	h4	Sportcity	Norwich Union European Trials inc AAA Champs	15 Jul 06
800	2:03.41	i	3		Glasgow	Norwich Union Indoor International	28 Jan 06
800	2:03.49		2	h3	Melbourne, AUS	Commonwealth Games	22 Mar 06
800	2:05.12	i	5		Sheffield	AAA Indoor Championships	12 Feb 06
800	2:05.7	i	1	h2	Sheffield	AAA Indoor Championships	11 Feb 06
2005 U23 Newquay & Par/St. Mary's Uni
Event	Perf		Pos		Venue	Meeting	Date
800	2:01.90		3	2	Zurich, SUI		19 Aug 05
800	2:02.52		1	A	Sportcity	BMC	21 May 05
800	2:03.15		1		Gothenberg, SWE	Gothenberg, SWE	14 Jun 05
800	2:03.34		2		Sportcity	AAA Championships	10 Jul 05
800	2:03.56		1	A	Crystal Palace	BMC	6 Aug 05
800	2:03.58		1	h2	Erfurt, GER	European U23 Champs	15 Jul 05
800	2:04.15		4		Sheffield	Norwich Union British Grand Prix	21 Aug 05
800	2:05.02		2		Leiria, POR	Euro Cup	18 Jun 05
800	2:06.16		2		Erfurt, GER	European U23 Champs	17 Jul 05
800	2:06.28		1	h3	Sportcity	AAA Championships	9 Jul 05
1500	4:20.2		2		Glasgow (S)	BUSA Champs	2 May 05
1500	4:41.27		2	h3	Glasgow (S)	BUSA Athletics Championships	1 May 05
2003 U20 Newquay & Par/St. Mary's Uni
Event	Perf		Pos		Venue	Meeting	Date
800	2:03.42		3		Tampere, FIN	EUROPEAN UNDER-20	26 Jul 03
800	2:04.59		1		Bedford	NORWICH UNION U23	29 Jun 03
800	2:04.76		1	A	Wythenshawe	BMC Grand Prix	31 May 03
800	2:06.56	i	1		Birmingham	BIRMINGHAM GAMES NATIONAL INDOOR ARENA	23 Feb 03
800	2:07.54	i	3		Birmingham	AAA INDOOR CHAMPS BIRMINGHAM NIA	2 Mar 03
800	2:07.77		1		Nove, ITA	U20 MATCH, Nove,	5 Jul 03
800	2:10.12		1s3		Tampere, FIN	EUROPEAN UNDER-20	24 Jul 03
800	2:10.64		1	h2	Bedford	NORWICH UNION U23	28 Jun 03
1500	4:19.77		4	A	Eton	BMC Grand Prix	14 Jun 03
1500	4:19.77		4		Eton	BMC Grand Prix	14 Jun 03
1500	4:22.14		1	A	Street	BMC PB Classic	5 May 03
2002 U20 Newquay & Par/St. Mary's Uni
Event	Perf		Pos		Venue	Meeting	Date
800	2:04.11		4		Kingston, JAM	World Jun Champs	19 Jul 02
800	2:05.15		3	A	Wythenshawe	BMC	3 Jun 02
800	2:05.34		8		Manchester (CG)	Aqua-Pura Commonwealth Trials	16 Jun 02
800	2:05.60		3	h2	Kingston, JAM	World Jun Champs	17 Jul 02
800	2:06.4		8	B	Exeter	BMC	30 Apr 02
800	2:06.53		4	h3	Manchester (CG)	Aqua-Pura Commonwealth Trials	15 Jun 02
800	2:06.89		4		Loughborough	Aqua Pura International Loughborough	18 May 02
800	2:07.45	i	3		Cardiff	AAA Indoor Champs Cardiff	3 Feb 02
800	2:08.74	i	3	h1	Cardiff	AAA Indoor Champs Cardiff	2 Feb 02
800	2:09.18	i	1		Cardiff	NORWICH UNION U20	16 Feb 02
800	2:09.65		1		Bedford	AAA U20 & U23 Champs	30 Jun 02
800	2:17.56		3	h1	Bedford	AAA U20 & U23 Champs	29 Jun 02
1500	4:26.43		1	A	Street	BMC PB Classic	6 May 02
2001 U20 Newquay & Par/St. Mary's Uni
Event	Perf		Pos		Venue	Meeting	Date
800	2:06.62		4		Watford	BMC	9 Jun 01
800	2:07.92		1		Street	BMC	7 May 01
2000 U17 Newquay & Par/St. Mary's Uni
Event	Perf		Pos		Venue	Meeting	Date
800	2:06.72		3	A	Solihull	BMC Grand Prix	19 Aug 00
800	2:08.37		1		Bedford	AAA UNDER-20	27 Aug 00
800	2:08.56		1		Watford	SEAA	28 May 00
800	2:09.41		1		Edinburgh	MILLENNIUM COMMONWEALTH YOUTH GAMES Meadowbank	10 Aug 00
800	2:10.40		1	A	Street	BMC PB Classic	1 May 00
800	2:10.5		2		Carn Brea	Cornwall Carn Brea	13-14 May 2000
800	2:10.55		1		Blackpool	SIAB	15 Jul 00
800	2:12.4		1		Exeter	SOUTH WEST SCHOOLS' CHAMPS Exeter Arena	17 Jun 00
800	2:14.0		1		Yeovil	SOMERSET Yeovil	10 Jun 00
1998 U15 Newquay & Par/St. Mary's Uni
Event	Perf		Pos		Venue	Meeting	Date
800	2:18.0		2	B	Street	BMC Regional Races	4 May 98

Total Performances: 157

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UK Rankings

Event	AG	Year	Rank
800i	ALL	2002	5
800i	ALL	2003	5
800i	ALL	2006	4
800i	ALL	2008	2
800	U17	2000	1
800	ALL	2000	18
800	ALL	2001	24
800	U20	2001	3
800	U20	2002	3
800	ALL	2002	12
800	U20	2003	2
800	ALL	2003	8
800	ALL	2005	2
800	U23	2005	1
800	ALL	2006	5
800	U23	2006	2
800	ALL	2007	3
800	ALL	2008	3
800i	ALL	2008	2
800	ALL	2009	2
800	ALL	2010	2
800	ALL	2011	3
800	ALL	2012	5
800	ALL	2013	9
800	U17	AT	16
800	U20	AT	17
800	ALL	AT	7
800	U23	AT	7
800i	ALL	AT	7
800i	U20	AT	5
800i	U23	AT	3
1000	ALL	2010	1
1000	ALL	AT	21
1500i	ALL	2008	3
1500	U20	2002	6
1500	ALL	2002	40
1500	ALL	2003	27
1500	U20	2003	4
1500	ALL	2005	30
1500	U23	2005	7
1500	ALL	2007	8
1500	ALL	2008	8
1500i	ALL	2008	3
1500	ALL	2009	13
1500	ALL	2010	5
1500	ALL	2011	6
1500	ALL	2012	8
1500	ALL	2013	4
1500	U20	AT	61
1500	ALL	AT	26
1500i	ALL	AT	19
Milei	ALL	2013	4
Mile	ALL	2013	4
Milei	ALL	AT	25
Mile	ALL	AT	68