Neil Simpson
MBE
Personal information
Born (2001-12-08) 8 December 2001
Banchory, Scotland
Sport
Country Great Britain
SportAlpine skiing
DisabilityVisually impaired
Disability classB3
Medal record
Men's para alpine skiing
Representing  Great Britain
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place2022 BeijingSuper-G
Bronze medal – third place2022 BeijingSuper combined
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 LleidaSuper-G
Silver medal – second place2021 LillehammerSuper combined
Silver medal – second place2023 LleidaSlalom
Bronze medal – third place2023 LleidaGiant slalom

Neil Douglas Hamilton Simpson MBE is a British visually impaired para alpine skier who competed at the 2022 Winter Paralympics.

Career

Simpson made his debut at the 2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships where he won a silver medal in the super combined.[1]

He competed at the 2022 Winter Paralympics and won a gold medal in the super-G and a bronze medal in the super combined.[2][3][4]

Simpson was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2022 Birthday Honours for services to skiing.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Neil Simpson". paralympic.org. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  2. ↑ "Skiing siblings Neil and Andrew Simpson enjoying red-hot alpine connection". largsandmillportnews.com. 5 March 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  3. ↑ Burke, Patrick (6 March 2022). "Simpson earns super-G gold for Britain on day of firsts at Beijing 2022". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  4. ↑ "Alpine Skiing Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Winter Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  5. ↑ "No. 63714". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 June 2022. p. B24.


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