Judy Simpson
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| Birth name | Judith Earline Veronica Livermore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 November 1960 Kingston, Jamaica | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Heptathlon and 100m hurdles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Rugby & District AC, Rugby Birchfield Harriers, Birmingham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Judith Earline Veronica Simpson (née Livermore; born 14 November 1960) is a British former heptathlete who competed at two Olympic Games. She went on to appear as Nightshade in the TV show Gladiators between 1993 and 1996.
Early life
She went to Harris School. She competed in Tae Kwan Do, becoming the English champion, and was in the English team. She lived on Wood Street.[1]
Athletics career
Simpson was born in
European Championships in Stuttgart
with a personal best points total of 6623.
Television
In 1987, Simpson participated in
Prince Edward's charity television special The Grand Knockout Tournament
. Between 1993 and 1996, she featured in the British television show Gladiators as "Nightshade". After appearing in an Ashes competition with Australian Gladiators, she became ill. She appeared for a few episodes of the 1996 series but was later forced to pull out.
Personal life
In 1999, Simpson's daughter, Joan Mary, died of meningitis, following a nationwide outbreak of the disease.[8]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Great Britain /  England
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| 1980 | Olympic Games | Moscow, Soviet Union
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13th | pentathlon | 4304 |
| 1982 | European Championships | Athens, Greece
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7th | heptathlon | 6287 |
| Commonwealth Games | Brisbane, Australia
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5th | 100 m hurdles | 13.25 | |
| 2nd | heptathlon | 6214 | |||
| 1983 | World Student Games (Universiade) | Edmonton, Canada
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3rd | heptathlon | 6184 |
| World Championships | Helsinki, Finland
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— | heptathlon | DNF | |
| 1984 | Olympic Games | Los Angeles, United States
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19th (q) | high jump | 1.84 m |
| 5th | heptathlon | 6280 | |||
| 1985 | World Student Games (Universiade) | Kobe, Japan
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3rd | heptathlon | 6046 |
| 1986 | Commonwealth Games | Edinburgh, Scotland
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1st | heptathlon | 6282 |
| European Championships | Stuttgart, West Germany
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3rd | heptathlon | 6623 | |
| 1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea
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— | heptathlon | DNF |
| 1990 | Commonwealth Games | Auckland, New Zealand
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3rd | heptathlon | 6085 |
References
- ^ Coventry Evening Telegraph Wednesday 3 March 1976, page 10
- ^ "Judy Simpson (nee Livermore)". Birchfield Harriers Sporting Tales. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ^ "1986 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "England team in 1986". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "1990 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "England team in 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "Brain disease claims Gladiator's baby". BBC News. 7 January 1999. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
External links
- Judy Simpson at IMDb
- Judy Simpson at World Athletics
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