Brandon Simpson

Brandon Simpson (born 6 September 1981 in Florida, U.S.) is a sprinter who represents Bahrain, having previously represented Jamaica. He has won a bronze medal in 4 x 400 metres relay at three world championships; 2001, 2003 and 2005. He finished 6th in the individual 400 metres contest in 2005, and 5th at the 2004 Olympics.

Simpson was also selected as an alternate for Jamaica at the 2000 Summer Olympics, making him then the youngest ever Jamaican named for an Olympic team. Simpson ran for the George Mason Patriots track and field team and then transferred to the TCU Horned Frogs track and field program.^[1]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Jamaica
2000	World Junior Championships	Santiago, Chile	2nd	400m	45.73
2000	World Junior Championships	Santiago, Chile	1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:06.06
2001	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Guatemala City, Guatemala	2nd	400 m	45.46
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	2nd^[2]	4 X 400 m^[2]	2:58.39
2003	World Championships	Paris, France	2nd	4 X 400 m	2:59.60
2003	World Athletics Final	Monte Carlo, Monaco	7th	400 m	46.02
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	5th	400 m	44.76
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	6th	400 m	45.01
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	3rd	4 X 400 m	2:58.07
	World Athletics Final	Monte Carlo, Monaco	4th	400 m	44.86

^ "Jamaican sprinter adds worldly talent". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. 23 April 2003. p. 79. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
^ ^a ^b The Jamaica 4x400 team won originally the bronze medal, but the USA 4x400 team, which originally finished first in 4x400 m relay, was disqualified in 2008 due to Antonio Pettigrew confession of using human growth hormone and EPO between 1997 and 2003.