&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Robert_Simpson_1919.jpg) Simpson in 1919 | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||
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| Nationality | American | |||||||||||
| Born | May 25, 1892 Bosworth, Missouri, U.S. | |||||||||||
| Died | November 10, 1974 (aged 82) Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||
| College team | Missouri Tigers Iowa State Cyclones (coach) | |||||||||||
| Club | Illinois Athletic Club[1] | |||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 100 yd dash: 10.0[2] 220 yd dash: 22.0[2] High jump: 5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (1.76 m)[3] Long jump: 23 ft 6+3⁄4 in (7.18 m)[3] 120 yd hurdles: 14.6[3] 220 yd hurdles: 23.6[3] | |||||||||||
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Robert Ingalls Simpson (May 25, 1892 – November 10, 1974) was an American hurdler and track and field coach. Simpson set several world records in the 120 yd hurdles, equaled the world record in the 220 yd hurdles, and won two gold medals at the 1919 Inter-Allied Games. He served in the United States Army in both World Wars, rising to the rank of major by 1944. He was track and field head coach at first the University of Missouri and then Iowa State University, and later in Hungary; he also coached Army athletes.
- ^ "Joie Ray Tears Off New A. A. U. Record" (PDF). The New York Times. September 14, 1919. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
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