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Brandon Simpson is pictured above in the heats of the 400m at the 2005 World
Championships in Helsinki. He finished in sixth place in the final in a
time of 45.01 whilst in the 4x400m he teamed up with Sanjay Ayre,
Lansford Spence and Davian Clarke to win the bronze medal.
This was the
third World Championships in succession that Jamaica, with Simpson part
of the team on each occasion, had won a 4x400m medal.
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Men's 4x400m. Relay Final. 2005 World Athletics Championships
1. United States (A. Rock, D. Brew, D. Williamson, J. Wariner) 2: 56.91
2. Bahamas (N. McKinney, A. Moncur, A. Williams, C. Brown) 2: 57.32
3. Jamaica (S. Ayre,
B. Simpson, L. Spence, D. Clarke) 2: 58.07
.
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Men's 400m. Final
2005 World Athletics Championships
|
| 1. Jeremy WARINER |
|
USA |
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43.93 |
| 2. Andrew ROCK |
|
USA |
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44.35 |
| 3. Tyler CHRISTOPHER |
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CAN |
|
44.44 |
| 4. Christopher BROWN |
|
BAH |
|
44.48 |
| 5. Tim BENJAMIN |
|
GBR |
|
44.93 |
| 6. Brandon SIMPSON |
|
JAM |
|
45.01 |
| 7. Darold WILLIAMSON |
|
USA |
|
45.12 |
| 8. John STEFFENSON |
|
AUS |
|
45.46 |
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Brandon Simpson is pictured above in the heats of the 400m at the 2004 Olympics in Athens. He went on to finish in fifth place
in the final in a new PB of 44.76 secs. Photographs George Herringshaw. ©
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Men's 400m. Final
Olympic Games 2004
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| 1. Jeremy Wariner |
|
USA |
|
44.00 |
| 2. Otis Harris |
|
USA |
|
44.16 |
| 3. Derrick Brew |
|
USA |
|
44.42 |
| 4. Alleyne Francique |
|
GRN |
|
44.66 |
| 5. Brandon Simpson |
|
JAM |
|
44.76 |
| 6. Davian Clarke |
|
JAM |
|
44.83 |
| 7. Leslie Djhone |
|
FRA |
|
44.94 |
| 8. Michael Blackwood |
|
JAM |
|
45.55 |
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In 2001 the quartet of Brandon Simpson, Christopher Williams, Gregory Haughton & Danny McFarlane won the silver
medal in the 4 x 400m relay (after the USA were disqualified for including a drug user - Antonio Pettigrew (deceased 1967 - 2010).
In 2003 Brandon Simpson, Danny McFarlane, Davian Clarke & Michael Blackwood again took the silver medal after the USA
"winning" team was disqualified.
ANNUAL PROGRESS 400m.
2007 46.86 Modesto, CA 05 MAY
2006 44.64 Rieti 27 AUG
2005 44.70 Bruxelles 26 AUG
2004 44.76 Athína 23 AUG
2003 44.84 Kingston, JAM 21 JUN
2002 45.11 Kingston, JAM 21 JUN
2001 45.46 Ciudad de Guatemala 21 JUL
2000 45.73 Santiago de Chile 20 OCT