George Simpson (runner)
George Sidney Simpson (September 21, 1908 – December 2, 1961) was an American athlete and silver medalist at the 1932 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles. Simpson was the first to run 100 yards in 9.4 seconds, but because he used starting blocks, the record was never ratified. He won the 220 yards (200 m) in both NCAA and AAU in 1930. He was also 4th in the 100 meters at the 1932 Olympics. In 1929 he unofficially equaled the 200 meters World Record 20.6 seconds. Simpson attended Ohio State and won a national title in 1929
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| 1876-1878 New York Athletic Club |
- 1876: Not held
- 1877: Edward Merritt
- 1878: Wm. Willmer
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| 1879-1888 NAAAA |
- 1879-81: Lon Myers
- 1882-83: Henry Brooks
- 1884: Lon Myers
- 1885-86: Malcolm Ford
- 1887-88Note 1: Fred Westing
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| 1888-1979 Amateur Athletic Union | |
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| 1980-1992 The Athletics Congress | |
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| 1993-onwards USA Track & Field | |
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| Notes |
- Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships
- OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932, and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.L
- *USA: Leading American athlete,
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