Neil Simpson (alpine skier)
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| Born | 8 December 2001 Banchory, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Alpine skiing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Visually impaired | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | B3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Neil Douglas Hamilton Simpson MBE is a British visually impaired para alpine skier who competed at the 2022 Winter Paralympics.
Career
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Neil Simpson". paralympic.org. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ^ "Skiing siblings Neil and Andrew Simpson enjoying red-hot alpine connection". largsandmillportnews.com. 5 March 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Alpine Skiing Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Winter Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ "No. 63714". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 June 2022. p. B24.
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