Andrew Simpson
Sailing, Olympic athlete
1976 – 2013
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Who was Andrew Simpson?
Andrew James Simpson, MBE, nicknamed "Bart", was an English sailor. He won a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, as crew for skipper Iain Percy in the Star class representing Great Britain. Simpson was killed in the capsize of the catamaran he was crewing on 9 May 2013, while training for the America's Cup in San Francisco Bay.
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- Born
- Dec 17, 1976
Chertsey - Also known as
- Bart
- Andrew James Simpson
- Bart Simpson
- Spouses
- Children
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Education
- Pangbourne College
- Lived in
- Chertsey
- Died
- May 9, 2013
San Francisco
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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