Jenny Simpson

Jenny Simpson

Jenny Simpson at the 2016 Olympic Trials
Personal information
Birth name	Jennifer Mae Barringer
Born	(1986-08-23) August 23, 1986 (age 38) Webster City, Iowa, U.S.
Home town	Oviedo, Florida, U.S. Boulder, Colorado, U.S.
Employer(s)	Puma (2022–) New Balance (2010–2022)
Height	5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Weight	110 lb (50 kg)
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	1500 m, 3000 m, 5000 m, Steeplechase
College team	Colorado Buffaloes
Turned pro	2010
Coached by	Mark Wetmore
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	1500 m: 3:57.22 (Paris 2014) Mile: 4:17.30 (London 2018) 3000 m: 8:29.58 (Brussels 2014) 5000 m: 14:56.26 (Zürich 2013) 3000 m SC: 9:12.50 (Berlin 2009) Half-Marathon: 1:10:35 (Houston 2023) Indoors 1500 m: 4:07.27i (New York 2012) Mile: 4:25.91i (College Station 2009) 3000 m: 8:40.31i (Boston 2018) 5000 m: 14:58.67i (Boston 2020)
Medal record Women's athletics Representing the  United States Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro 1500 m World Championships 2011 Daegu 1500 m 2013 Moscow 1500 m 2017 London 1500 m Diamond League 2014 1500 m

Jennifer Simpson (née Barringer; born August 23, 1986) is an American middle- and long-distance runner, formerly a steeplechaser. She won the gold medal in the 1500 meters at the 2011 World Championships, silvers at the 2013 and 2017 World Championships, and a bronze at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Simpson is a former American record holder for the 3000 metres steeplechase. She represented the United States at the 2008 Beijing, 2012 London and 2016 Rio Olympics. She was the 2014 Diamond League 1500 m winner. Simpson won 11 individual American national titles. She is a four-time individual NCAA Division I champion.