Washington (United States) (AFP) – Jenny Simpson, an Olympic bronze medallist and former 1,500m world champion, has shown “encouraging improvement” after collapsing at an all-comers meeting in North Carolina, sponsor Fleet Feet said Thursday.
Simpson collapsed as she paced a mile group at the Pop Up Miles event in Raleigh organized by the Sir Walter Running Group. Runner’s World and LetsRun reported that Simpson was without a pulse for a period, but it was restored with CPR and an automated external defibrillator before she was taken to hospital.
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On Thursday, specialist running retailer Fleet Feet, which Simpson represents, said the 39-year-old remained in hospital where “she has shown encouraging improvement and continues to exhibit the strength and resilience that have long defined her.”
“True to form, she has already asked about her mile time and whether she won,” Fleet Feet said in a statement posted on Instagram.
Simpson, who retired from elite competition in 2024, was the 1,500m world champion in 2011 and won 1,500m bronze at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
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