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.
Simpson was also selected as an alternate for Jamaica at the 2000 Summer Olympics, making him then the youngest ever Jamaican named for an Olympic team. Simpson ran for the George Mason Patriots track and field team and then transferred to the TCU Horned Frogs track and field program.
Achievements Representing 2000World Junior ChampionshipsSantiago, Chile2nd400m45.731st relay3:06.062001Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsGuatemala City, Guatemala 2nd400 m45.46World Championships Edmonton, Canada 2nd4 X 400 mThe 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 2003.2:58.392003World Championships Paris, France 2nd4 X 400 m2:59.60World Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco 7th400 m46.022004Olympic Games Athens, Greece 5th400 m44.762005World Championships Helsinki, Finland 6th400 m45.01 3rd4 X 400 m2:58.07World Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco 4th400 m44.86
Personal bests 400 metres – 44.64 s (2006)
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