Olympic Medalist Jenny Simpson Collapses After Medical Episode While Pacing Mile Group at Event
- On Tuesday night in Raleigh, North Carolina, Olympic medalist Jenny Simpson collapsed during a community track event after suffering a medical episode while pacing a mile group.
- Simpson was participating in a community track event hosted by Sir Walter Running, which encouraged runners of all levels to attend and offered a chance to meet the decorated athlete.
- Bystanders and medical professionals administered CPR at the track, and an automated external defibrillator was deployed before Simpson was transported to a hospital for further care.
- The Sir Walter Running Team wrote on Instagram on Wednesday: "We are incredibly grateful to the individuals who responded immediately, as well as EMS and the medical professionals who handled the situation with such care, urgency, and professionalism."
- Simpson is a world champion who won bronze in the 1,500 meters at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games, and also secured silver medals in 2013 and 2017 and the world championship title in 2011.
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Olympian Jenny Simpson shows 'encouraging improvement' after collapsing at a Raleigh track event
Olympic 1,500-meter bronze medalist and world champion Jenny Simpson remains under medical care Thursday but shows “encouraging improvement” after collapsing while pacing a mile group at an event in Raleigh earlier this week. In a post on Instagram, Fleet Feet,…
Tidigare OS-medaljören och världsmästaren på 1 500 meters, Jenny Simpson, collapsade under tävling. 39-åringen förlorade pulsen under en kort tid – men hennes liv räddades efter ett snabbt ingripande.
Olympic Medalist Was Running. Then Suddenly, No Pulse
Jenny Simpson, a standout in American middle-distance running, is in the hospital after collapsing at a Raleigh track event Tuesday night. The 39-year-old reportedly had no pulse until bystanders administered CPR and used an automated external defibrillator at Sir Walter Running's Pop Up Miles event, where she'd been pacing a...
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