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{{Short description|American runner (born 1986)}}
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{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Jenny Simpson
| image = 2016 US Olympic Track and Field Trials 2555 (27641171904).jpg
| caption = Simpson at the [[2016 United States Olympic Trials (track and field)|2016 Olympic Trials]]
| imagesize = 
| birth_name = Jennifer Mae Barringer
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|08|23}}
| birth_place = [[Webster City, Iowa]], U.S.
| height = 5 ft 5 in
| weight = 110 lb
| hometown = [[Oviedo, Florida]], U.S.<br />[[Boulder, Colorado]], U.S.
| employer = [[Puma (brand)#Sponsorships|Puma]] (2022–)<br />[[New Balance]] (2010–2022)
| country = [[United States]]
| sport = [[Track and field]]
| event = [[1500 metres|1500&nbsp;m]], [[3000 metres|3000&nbsp;m]], [[5000 metres|5000&nbsp;m]], [[Steeplechase (athletics)|Steeplechase]]
| coach = Mark Wetmore
| coaching = 
| collegeteam = [[Colorado Buffaloes]]
| turnedpro = 2010
| retired = 2024
| pb = {{ubl
 |'''[[1500 metres|1500&nbsp;m]]''': 3:57.22 ([[Paris]] 2014)
 |'''[[Mile run|Mile]]''': 4:17.30 ([[London]] 2018)
 |'''[[3000 metres|3000&nbsp;m]]''': 8:29.58 ([[Brussels]] 2014)
 |'''[[5000 metres|5000&nbsp;m]]''': 14:56.26 ([[Zürich]] 2013) |'''[[3000 metres steeplechase|3000&nbsp;m SC]]''': 9:12.50 ([[Berlin]] 2009) |'''[[Half-Marathon]]''': 1:10:35 ([[Houston]] 2023)
 |'''''Indoors'''''
 |'''[[1500 metres|1500&nbsp;m]]''': 4:07.27{{AthAbbr|i}} ([[New York City|New York]] 2012)
 |'''[[Mile run|Mile]]''': 4:25.91{{AthAbbr|i}} ([[College Station, Texas|College Station]] 2009)
 |'''[[3000 metres|3000&nbsp;m]]''': 8:40.31{{AthAbbr|i}} ([[Boston]] 2018)
 |'''[[5000 metres|5000&nbsp;m]]''': 14:58.67{{AthAbbr|i}} ([[Boston]] 2020)
 }}
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Women's [[Sport of athletics|athletics]]}}
{{MedalCountry|the {{USA}}}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[Athletics at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]}}
{{Medal|Bronze|[[2016 Summer Olympics|2016&nbsp;Rio&nbsp;de&nbsp;Janeiro]]|[[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 1500 metres|1500&nbsp;m]]}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[IAAF World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[2011 World Championships in Athletics|2011 Daegu]]|[[2011 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres|1500&nbsp;m]]}}
{{Medal|Silver|[[2013 World Championships in Athletics|2013 Moscow]]|[[2013 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres|1500&nbsp;m]]}}
{{Medal|Silver|[[2017 World Championships in Athletics|2017 London]]|[[2017 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres|1500&nbsp;m]]}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[IAAF Diamond League|Diamond League]]}}
{{Medal|1st|[[2014 IAAF Diamond League|2014]]|[[2014 IAAF Diamond League#Women|1500&nbsp;m]]}}
}}

'''Jennifer Simpson''' ([[married and maiden names|née]] '''Barringer'''; born August 23, 1986) is a retired American [[Middle-distance running|middle-]] and [[Long-distance running|long-distance runner]]. She won the gold medal in the [[1500 metres|1500 meters]] at the [[2011 World Championships in Athletics|2011 World Championships]], silvers at the [[2013 World Championships in Athletics|2013]] and [[2017 World Championships in Athletics|2017 World Championships]], and a bronze at the [[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics|2016 Rio Olympics]].

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

==Running career==
===High school===
As a student at [[Oviedo High School]], Jenny Barringer was a 5-time state champion in track and 3-time state champion in cross country.<ref>[http://www.cubuffs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=600&ATCLID=228473 Jennifer Barringer Simpson profile] Colorado Buffaloes</ref> On 3 February 2018, Oviedo High School renamed their track Jenny Simpson Track in her honor.<ref>[http://fl.milesplit.com/articles/232327-olympian-jenny-simpson-returns-home-for-track-dedication-oviedo-5k Jenny Simpson returns home for track dedication] Florida MileSplit</ref> She also set Florida high school records in the mile, two-mile, 5000 m, and three-mile. Barringer finished 3rd in San Diego's [[Foot Locker Cross Country Championships]] in 2003 behind winner Katelyn Kaltenbach of Colorado and Marie Lawrence of Nevada.<ref>[http://fl.milesplit.com/articles/108269/throwback-thursday-barringer-simpson-blogs-about-her-time-at-foot-locker-nationals Blog about Footlocker nationals] Florida Milesplit</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://kemibe.com/flrunners/barringer.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230512102217/http://kemibe.com/flrunners/barringer.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 12, 2023|title=Kevin Beck - flrunners.com - Jenny Barringer|website=kemibe.com|date=7 March 2023 }}</ref> In the regional, Barringer came on strong and won for the second straight year in identical times of 17:27, becoming the first Florida girl to ever win the Footlocker South regional twice.<ref>[http://archive.dyestat.com/3us/4xc/footlocker/south/index.htm Footlocker South Results] Footlocker Cross Country Championships</ref> She finished 10th in San Diego's Footlocker cross country national championship in 2004.<ref>[http://www.cubuffs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=1327291 Jennifer Simpson profile] Colorado Buffs</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140301082116/http://www.teamusa.org/Athletes/BA/Jenny-Barringer Jenny Barringer profile] Team USA</ref>

===Collegiate===
At Colorado, Barringer won the 2006 NCAA Outdoor championship steeplechase in a time of 9:53.04. The following year, she won the [[2007 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships#Women track events|USATF Outdoor steeplechase championship]] in 9:34.64.

She finished 7th in heats at IAAF World Outdoors in the steeplechase in a time of 9:51.04. She finished 7th at the NCAA Outdoors in 2007 in the steeplechase with a time of 9:59.81. She also ran at Drake Relays in the steeplechase in a time of 9:44.31. In April 2007, she finished 4th in 5,000m at Stanford in a time of 15:48.24.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.flotrack.org/coverage/50-NCAA-Div-I-Championships/video/3446-Jenny-Barringer-Steeple|title=Jenny discusses losing a shoe and running 9:59 in steeplechase at NCAA Final}}{{Dead link|date=March 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

At the time of her 2008 Olympic appearance, Barringer was enrolled at the [[University of Colorado at Boulder|University of Colorado]]. At the U.S. trials, Barringer qualified for the [[United States at the 2008 Summer Olympics|United States Olympic team]] by finishing third in the steeplechase.<ref name="ap_steeple2008olytrials">{{cite web|url=http://www.nbcolympics.com/trackandfield/news/newsid=146130.html#willard+sets+us+record+000m+steeplechase|title=Willard sets US record in 3,000m steeplechase|date=July 3, 2008|agency=Associated Press|access-date=2009-06-08|archive-date=2008-08-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080826095125/http://www.nbcolympics.com/trackandfield/news/newsid=146130.html#willard+sets+us+record+000m+steeplechase|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Barringer qualified for the first women's steeplechase final in Olympic history by finishing third in her heat. She set a new American record of [[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 3000 metres steeplechase|9:22.26 in the final]] and placed ninth.<ref name="rtimes_greatness">{{cite web|url=http://runningtimes.com/Article.aspx?ArticleID=16732|title=Jenny Barringer's Road to Greatness|last=Metzler|first=Brian|work=Running Times|access-date=2009-07-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090625003853/http://www.runningtimes.com/Article.aspx?ArticleID=16732|archive-date=2009-06-25|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2009, she set NCAA records in the mile, 3000 m, and 5000 m indoors, 1500 m, 3000 m steeplechase and 5000 m outdoors.<ref name="rtimes_greatness" />  She also topped her own American record in the steeplechase at the [[2009 World Championships in Athletics|2009 World Championships]] with a time of 9:12:50, finishing 5th overall.<ref name="us_aug_2009">{{cite web|title=Q&A: Barringer talks about her AR |last=Battaglia|first=Joe |date=August 17, 2009|work=Universal Sports}}</ref>

While primarily a steeplechaser, she ran 3:59.90 in the 1500 m at the 2009 [[Prefontaine Classic]]. At the time of the event, this performance made her the third-fastest female 1500 m runner in U.S. track and field history.<ref name="usports_1500mJun2009">{{cite web|title=Barringer makes history with sub-4 1500m |last=Battaglia|first=Joe|date=June 7, 2009|work=Universal Sports}}</ref>

Barringer came fifth at the [[2009 World Championships in Athletics]], running a [[List of North American records in athletics|North American]] record time of 9:12.50 minutes for the event. It is also the best mark by any athlete from [[List of Panamerican records in athletics|the Americas]]. She was the [[2009 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships|2009 US Champion]] in the steeplechase.

While at [[University of Colorado|Colorado]], she won the [[Honda Sports Award]] as the nation's best collegiate female track and field athlete in 2009.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.runblogrun.com/2009/06/jenny-barringer-wins-honda-track-award-release-note-by-larry-eder.html|title=Jenny Barringer Wins Honda Track Award! release, note by Larry Eder - RunBlogRun|website=www.runblogrun.com|date=10 June 2009 |access-date=2020-03-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.collegiatewomensportsawards.com/archives/trackfield|title=Track & Field|website=CWSA|language=en|access-date=2020-03-26}}</ref>

Despite the fact that she could have signed a professional contract, Barringer returned to school in the fall of 2009 to compete in cross country.<ref name="rt_backtoschool">{{cite web|url=http://runningtimes.com/Article.aspx?ArticleID=17812|title=Catching Up with Jenny Barringer|last=Metzler|first=Brian|work=Running Times|access-date=2009-11-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091008231214/http://runningtimes.com/Article.aspx?ArticleID=17812|archive-date=2009-10-08|url-status=dead}}</ref>  On October 31, 2009, Barringer captured the [[Big 12]] individual title,  running a 6-kilometer course in 20 minutes, 27.46 seconds.<ref name="cu_buffs_10_31_2009">{{cite web|url=http://www.cubuffs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=600&ATCLID=204824634|title=Simpson Wins Big 12 Title|last=Poncin|first=Linda|date=October 31, 2009|work=CUBuffs.com|access-date=2009-11-03}}</ref>  She was favored to win the [[NCAA Women's Cross Country Championship|NCAA Cross Country Championship]] on November 23, 2009, but collapsed after leading for the first two miles. She wound up in 163rd place.  Barringer commented that she felt [[light headed]] all of a sudden.<ref name="usa_today_11_24_2009">{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/2009-11-23-cross-country_N.htm|title=Liberty runner wins NCAA cross country championship|last=Patrick|first=Dick|date=November 24, 2009|work=[[USA Today]]|access-date=24 November 2009}}</ref>

Barringer won the Inaugural [[The Bowerman|Bowerman Award]] in 2009. The Bowerman Award is given to college track's Athlete of the Year.<ref name="bowerman">{{cite web|url=http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/updates/24266605-55/bowerman-track-field-ncaa-oregon.csp|title=sp.ruppwins.1217|last=Anderson|first=Curtis|date=December 16, 2009|work=[[The Register-Guard]]|access-date=17 December 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120527090854/http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/updates/24266605-55/bowerman-track-field-ncaa-oregon.csp|archive-date=27 May 2012}}</ref>

===Professional===
In January 2010, Barringer signed a multi-year endorsement deal with [[New Balance]].<ref name="bglobe_jan_2010">{{cite news|url=http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2010/01/new_balance_sig.html|title=New Balance signs endorsement deal with Barringer|last=Globe Staff|date=22 January 2010|work=[[The Boston Globe]]|access-date=23 January 2010}}</ref>  Barringer later changed coaches from her  [[University of Colorado at Boulder]] coach, Mark Wetmore, in favor of the [[Air Force Academy]] coach Juli Benson.<ref name="denver_post_wetmore">{{cite news|url=http://www.denverpost.com/sports/ci_14337857|title=Barringer leaves Wetmore for Air Force coach|last=Petty|first=Daniel|date=4 February 2010|work=Denver Post|access-date=16 March 2010}}</ref>

Barringer missed most of the 2010 season due to a stress reaction in her right [[femur]].<ref name="us2010">{{cite web|last=Monti|first=David|title=Stress reaction forces Barringer to end season |url=http://www.universalsports.com/news/article/newsid=480584.html|work=Universal Sports|access-date=18 November 2010}}</ref> She married runner<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.all-athletics.com/node/353935 |title=Profile of Jason SIMPSON &#124; All-Athletics.com |access-date=2015-08-27 |archive-date=2017-08-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809131901/http://www.all-athletics.com/node/353935 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Jason Simpson<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.runnerstribe.com/video/511846-Jenny-Simpson-talks-about-husband-Jason |title=Jenny Simpson talks about husband Jason &#124; Video &#124; Runners Tribe |access-date=2015-08-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924092747/http://www.runnerstribe.com/video/511846-Jenny-Simpson-talks-about-husband-Jason |archive-date=2015-09-24 }}</ref> on October 8, 2010, taking on Simpson as her last name from that date.<ref name="rwdailymarried">{{cite web|last=Gambaccini|first=Peter|title=Racing News|url=http://racingnews.runnersworld.com/2010/11/november-18-jenny-barringer-is-now-jenny-simpson-and-healthy-a-test-drive-on-houstons-olympic-trials-course-look-how-good-sam-chelanga-is-should-men-be-running-sub-200-marathons-f.html|work=Runner's World|access-date=18 November 2010}}</ref>

Simpson began the 2011 season strong, winning the mile and [[3000 meters]] championships at the 2011 [[USA Indoor Track and Field Championships]].<ref name=ustaf_off>{{cite web|title=Jennifer (Barringer) Simpson|url=http://www.usatf.org/athletes/bios/Barringer_Jennifer.asp|work=US Track and Field|access-date=1 September 2011}}</ref>   She qualified for the [[2011 World Championships in Athletics]] by finishing second in the [[1500 meters]] at the [[2011 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships|US Track and Field Championship]].<ref name=si_2011_qualify>{{cite magazine|title=U.S. Outdoor Nationals|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/1106/track-US-outdoor-nationals/content.2.html|magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]]|access-date=1 September 2011|archive-date=23 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110823003019/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/1106/track-US-outdoor-nationals/content.2.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Simpson won a gold medal at the 1500 meters at the  World Championships in a time of 4:05:40. She beat rivals [[Hannah England]] and [[Natalia Rodríguez (athlete)|Natalia Rodriguez]].  Simpson's gold medal was considered a surprise.<ref name=os2011>{{cite news|last=Ruiz|first=Stephen|title=Former Oviedo runner Jenny Barringer Simpson wins world 1,500|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2011/09/01/former-oviedo-runner-jenny-barringer-simpson-wins-world-1500/|access-date=30 May 2012|newspaper=[[Orlando Sentinel]]|date=1 September 2011}}</ref><ref name=usatoday_9_1_2011>{{cite news|title=Banner day for USA: 3 golds at world championships|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/story/2011-09-01/Banner-day-for-USA-3-golds-at-world-championships/50216854/1|agency=[[Associated Press]]|publisher=[[USA Today]]|access-date=1 September 2011|date=1 September 2011}}</ref> She became the first American woman to win the event since [[Mary Decker]] at the inaugural World Championships in 1983.

On July 1, 2012, Simpson qualified for the [[2012 Summer Olympics]] with a third-place finish in the women's 1500 m at the [[2012 United States Olympic Trials (track and field)|2012 United States Olympic Trials]].<ref name=os2012>{{cite web|title=Oviedo's Jenny Barringer Simpson makes U.S. Olympic track team in 1,500|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2012/07/01/oviedos-jenny-barringer-simpson-makes-us-olympic-track-team-in-1500/|work=[[Orlando Sentinel]]|date=July 2012 |access-date=9 July 2012|archive-date=2014-07-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714123550/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2012-07-01/sports/os-jenny-simpson-us-olympic-track-trials-shelf-20120701_1_track-team-olympics-field-trials|url-status=live}}</ref>  At the [[2012 Summer Olympics]], Simpson qualified for the 1500 meter semifinal in 4:13.89 but did not qualify for the final. She announced a return to coach Mark Wetmore in December 2012.<ref>[http://www.flotrack.org/coverage/248216-2012-London-Olympic-Games/video/671763-Simpsons-Return-to-Wetmore 2012 London Olympics video] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151005215833/http://www.flotrack.org/coverage/248216-2012-London-Olympic-Games/video/671763-Simpsons-Return-to-Wetmore |date=2015-10-05 }} FloTrack.org</ref>

===2013===
Simpson claimed the USATF Outdoor 5000 meter title in 15:33.77 in the 95+ degree heat of Des Moines, Iowa on June 23.<ref>[http://www.usatf.org/Events---Calendar/2013/USATFCS/Events/USA-Outdoor-Track---Field-Championships/Results---Full.aspx 2013 USATF Outdoor Track and Field 5000 meter results] [[USATF]]</ref><ref>[http://www.usatf.org/events/2013/USAOutdoorTFChampionships/results/track.aspx?EN=12&RN=1 2013 USATF Outdoor Track and Field results] [[USATF]]</ref>

Simpson won a silver medal at the [[2013 World Championships in Athletics|2013 World Championships]] in [[Moscow]] on August 15, 2013, in the [[2013 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres#Final|1500m]] with a time of 4:02.99.

Simpson won the September 22, 2013 [[Fifth Avenue Mile]] in 4:19.3.<ref>[http://www.flotrack.org/coverage/250937-5th-Avenue-Mile-2013/article/22325-RESULTS-5th-Avenue-Mile-2013 2013 5th Avenue mile results] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151031004911/http://www.flotrack.org/coverage/250937-5th-Avenue-Mile-2013/article/22325-RESULTS-5th-Avenue-Mile-2013 |date=2015-10-31 }} [[Fifth Avenue Mile]] via FloTrack.org</ref>
* 1st at Drake Relays 1500m (4:03.35)
* 1st at USATF Oxy HP 800m (2:00.45)
* 1st at USA Outdoors 5,000m (15:33.77)
* 3rd at Madrid 800m (2:02.15)
* 1st at Monaco 1500m (4:00.48)
* 2nd at World Outdoor 1500m (4:02.99)
* 7th at Zurich 5,000m (14:56.26)
* 10th in Brussels 1500m (4:10.70)

===2014===
[[File:JennySimpson.jpg|thumb|Jenny Simpson accepting the 2014 Jackie Joyner Kersee Award]]
Simpson was runner-up at the Boston New Balance Indoor Grand Prix 2 mile after miscounting her laps to finish in 9:26.19 on February 8.<ref name="nbindoorgrandprix.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.nbindoorgrandprix.com/events-results/new-balance-womens-two-mile/ |title=New Balance Women's Two Mile - New Balance Indoor Grand Prix |access-date=2015-02-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150208035159/http://www.nbindoorgrandprix.com/events-results/new-balance-womens-two-mile/ |archive-date=2015-02-08 }}</ref>

Simpson followed that performance with a 2nd-place finish in 27:57 at the US Cross Country Championship on February 15.<ref>[http://usarunningcircuit.runnerspace.com/gprofile.php?mgroup_id=30069&do=news&news_id=220994 2014 US Cross Country Championship] Runnerspace & [[USATF]].tv</ref>

At the [[Prefontaine Classic]] on May 31, she improved her personal best in the 1500 to 3:58.28. Simpson won the 1500 meters at the [[2014 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships]] in 4:04.96.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.letsrun.com/news/2014/06/jenny-simpson-mary-cain-talk-morgan-uceny-falling/|title=Jenny Simpson Over Mary Cain, But The Talk is About Morgan Uceny Falling (Again)|date=Jun 29, 2014|website=LetsRun.com}}</ref> On July 4, Simpson became the 2nd fastest American 1500 meter runner by running 3:57.22 at a [[Diamond League]] race in Paris.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.letsrun.com/news/2014/07/paris/|title=2014 Paris Distance Recap: Jenny Simpson 3:57.22!, Shannon Rowbury Goes Sub-4, Asbel Kiprop, Emma Coburn Impress, First Sub-13|date=Jul 5, 2014|website=LetsRun.com}}</ref>  With two wins late in the season, including a dramatic diving finish at the [[Weltklasse Zürich]], she won the [[2014 IAAF Diamond League]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/competitions/diamond-league/standings/2014/women|title=2014 standings Diamond League &#124; World Athletics|website=www.worldathletics.org}}</ref>

On September 13, 2014, Simpson repeated her 2013 win of the [[Fifth Avenue Mile]] in 4:19.4.<ref>http://web2.nyrrc.org/cgi-bin/htmlos.cgi/55276.1.364427545410019593 {{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPY0CyeVMvQ 2014 race video] [[Fifth Avenue Mile]]</ref>

At the end of the year she was selected as the winner of the [[Jackie Joyner Kersee Award]].
*May 18: 4:00 2nd at Shanghai Diamond League
*May 31: 3:58 4th place at Eugene Diamond League
*June 14: 4:02 3rd at New York Diamond League
*June 29: 4:04 1st USATF Champs
*July 5: 3:57 2nd place at Paris Diamond League
*August 21: 4:00 1st Stockholm Diamond League
*August 28: 3:59 1st at Zurich Diamond League
*Sept 5th: 8:29 4th at Brussels Diamond League
*September 13: 4:19.4 at Fifth Avenue Mile

===2015===
Simpson won the Boston [[New Balance Indoor Grand Prix]] 2 mile in 9:18.35 on February 7, setting a new American record, 5 seconds ahead of [[Regina Jacobs]]' 2002 American record at the same event, 9:23.38.<ref name="nbindoorgrandprix.com"/>

At the [[Prefontaine Classic]] on May 30, she won in a season best in the 1500 opener to 4:00.28.

At the [[2015 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships|USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships]] in [[Eugene, Oregon]] Simpson won the 1500m in 4:14.86, and will represent the U.S. for the 1500m in the [[2015 World Championships in Athletics]] in Beijing, China in August.

At the [[Herculis]] [[Diamond League]] meet at [[Stade Louis II]] in [[Monaco]] Simpson ran 3:57.30, just .18 off [[Mary Slaney]]'s nearly 32-year-old [[United States records in track and field|American record]] before the race.<ref>[http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/united-states/jennifer-simpson-200448#progression Jennifer Simpson seasonal best performances year after year] IAAF</ref>  During that same race, a second ahead of her, [[Shannon Rowbury]] improved the American record to 3:56.29 and [[Genzebe Dibaba]] improved the [[List of world records in athletics|world record]] to 3:50.07.

At the [[2015 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres]] in Beijing, China, Simpson finished 11th in the final round after losing her shoe<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3s54rFMjiK0 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/3s54rFMjiK0 |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Jenny Simpson Talks About Her Shoe Falling off in 2015 World Champs 1500 Final|date=25 August 2015 |via=www.youtube.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5D_1Gs3cfgY |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/5D_1Gs3cfgY |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=American Simpson loses shoe at championship - Universal Sports|via=www.youtube.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and struggled, finishing in 4:16.28.

On September 11, at the [[Diamond League]] finale in [[Brussels]], Simpson placed 4th in the mile in 4:22.18, just behind [[Shannon Rowbury]] who finished in 4:22.10.<ref>[http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/index.php/display-article?arId=117105 Article] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150914040538/http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/index.php/display-article?arId=117105 |date=2015-09-14 }} Track and Field News</ref>

On September 13, Simpson placed 1st in a time of 4:29.0 at [[New York Road Runners]] [[Fifth Avenue Mile]] in New York City.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nyrr.org/races-and-events/2015/nyrr-5th-avenue-mile/race-report/willis-and-simpson-make-history-on-5th-avenue|title=New York Road Runners Official Race Results}}</ref> By the end of the year, she ran the [[3000 meters]] standard<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.watchathletics.com/standards/world-indoor-championships-portland-usa-2016|title=Live Athletics Streams, Results, Schedules and News {{!}} Watch Athletics|website=www.watchathletics.com|access-date=2020-03-26}}</ref> for the [[2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships]] in the [[3000 metres]]<ref>[http://www.iaaf.org/records/toplists/middlelong/3000-metres/outdoor/women/senior/2015 2015 world rankings women 3000 meters] [[IAAF]]</ref> at the Zürich [[Diamond League]].

===2016===
Simpson won a bronze medal in the 1500 meters at the [[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics|2016 Olympic Games]] in [[Rio de Janeiro]], to become the first American woman to win an Olympic medal in that event.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://en.omriyadat.com/american-athletics/jenny-simpson-1500m |title=Jenny Simpson wins first U.S. Olympic 1500m medal |access-date=2016-09-04 |archive-date=2016-09-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160917030829/http://en.omriyadat.com/american-athletics/jenny-simpson-1500m |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On September 3, she placed first in a time of 4:18.3 at the [[Fifth Avenue Mile]] in New York City.<ref>[http://www.denverpost.com/2016/09/03/jenny-simpson-emma-coburn-5th-avenue-mile-2016/ 2016 5th avenue mile] Denver Post</ref>

===2017===
Simpson ran a 4:19.98 mile, finishing 5th at the London Anniversary Games on July 9, 2017, behind [[Hellen Obiri]] and [[Laura Muir]], [[Winny Chebet]] and [[Angelika Cichocka]], setting a personal record, and second fastest time ever for an American woman.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.flotrack.org/articles/5067869-simpson-sub-420-thompson-sub-11-in-flats-brit-walks-531-mile-at-london|title=Simpson Sub-4:20, Thompson Sub-11 In Flats, Brit Walks 5:31 Mile At London|website=www.flotrack.org|date=9 July 2017 |language=en|access-date=2020-03-26}}</ref>
[[File:Women's 1500m at London 2017.jpg|thumb|Simpson wins silver medal at the [[2017 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres|2017 World Athletics Championships]]]]

She won her second silver medal in the World Championships 1500m event on August 7, 2017, at the [[2017 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres|2017 World Championships]], finishing in 4:02.76, less than 0.2 seconds behind [[Faith Chepngetich Kipyegon]].

Simpson capped her 2017 campaign with a record-setting win at the [[New York Road Runners]] [[Fifth Avenue Mile]]. In addition to achieving a record sixth Fifth Avenue title, she tied the longstanding meet record with a time of 4:16.6.<ref>[http://www.flotrack.org/result/10287-2017-new-balance-5th-avenue-mile New Balance 5th Avenue Mile] FloTrack.org</ref>

===2018–2021===
Simpson won the Fifth Avenue Mile again in 2018 making it six straight and seven total Fifth Avenue titles.<ref>[https://results.nyrr.org/event/185THAVE/finishers#g=F&page=1 2018 New Balance 5th Avenue Mile 1 mile - September 9, 2018, 7:30 AM] NYRR.org</ref>

On September 8, 2019, Simpson bettered her best time in the Fifth Avenue Mile, running 4:16.1 to give her sole possession of the event record.<ref>[https://www.peninsulaclarion.com/sports/ostrander-takes-16th-at-5th-avenue-mile/ Ostrander takes 16th at 5th Avenue Mile], ''[[Peninsula Clarion]]'', Jeff Helminiak, September 9, 2019. Retrieved September 10, 2019.</ref>  It was her seventh straight win and her eighth title in the event.<ref>[https://results.nyrr.org/event/5AV-19/finishers#g=F&page=1 Fifth Avenue Mile in the 2019] NYRR.org</ref>

On June 21, 2021, she finished tenth in the 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials 1500 meter run with a time of 4:07.76, failing to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/en/news/us-olympic-track-and-field-trials-results |title= US Track and Field Olympic Trials 2021, results|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624180804/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/en/news/us-olympic-track-and-field-trials-results |archive-date=2021-06-24}}</ref> This was the first time she failed to make a national team since she made the team in 2007.

==Achievements==
===International competitions===
{|{{AchievementTable|nation=USA|Event=yes|Time=yes|NotesOff=yes}}
|-
|2004
|[[2004 IAAF World Cross Country Championships|World Cross Country Championships]]
|[[Brussels]], Belgium
|35th
|Junior race
|[[2004 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race|22:19]]
|-
|2005
|[[2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships|World Cross Country Championships]]
|[[Saint-Galmier]], France
|47th
|Junior race
|[[2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race|23:03]]
|-
|2007
|[[2007 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Osaka]], Japan
|7th (h)
|3000 m s'chase
|[[2007 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 3000 metres steeplechase|9:51.04]]
|-
|2008
|[[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Beijing]], China
|9th
|3000 m s'chase
|[[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 3000 metres steeplechase|9:22.26]]
|-
|2009
|[[2009 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Berlin]], Germany
|5th
|3000 m s'chase
|[[2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 3000 metres steeplechase|9:12.50]]
|-
|2011
|[[2011 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Daegu]], South Korea
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|1500 m
|[[2011 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres|4:05.40]]
|-
|2012
|[[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[London]], United Kingdom
|11th (sf)
|1500 m
|[[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 1500 metres|4:06.89]]
|-
|2013
|[[2013 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Moscow]], Russia
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|1500 m
|[[2013 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres|4:02.99]]
|-
|2015
|[[2015 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Beijing]], China
|11th
|1500 m
|[[2015 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres|4:16.28]]
|-
|2016
|[[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Rio de Janeiro]], Brazil
|bgcolor=cc9900|3rd
|1500 m
|[[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 1500 metres|4:10.53]]
|-
|2017
|[[2017 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[London]], United Kingdom
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|1500 m
|[[2017 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres|4:02.76]]
|-
|2019
|[[2019 World Athletics Championships|World Championships]]
|[[Doha]], Qatar
|8th
|1500 m
|[[2019 World Athletics Championships – Women's 1500 metres|3:58.42]]
|}

===Circuit wins and titles===
* [[IAAF Diamond League|Diamond League]] 1500 metres Overall winner: [[File:Diamond blue.svg|24px]] [[2014 IAAF Diamond League|2014]]
:: 1500 metres wins, other events specified in parentheses
:* [[2013 IAAF Diamond League#Women|2013]]: [[Herculis|Monaco Herculis]] ({{AthAbbr|SB}})
:* [[2014 IAAF Diamond League#Women|2014]]: [[DN Galan|Stockholm DN Galan]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/news/report/simpson-edris-stockholm-iaaf-diamond-league|title=Simpson wins tough 1500m, Edris sets world-leading 5000m mark in Stockholm – IAAF Diamond League &#124; REPORT &#124; World Athletics|website=www.worldathletics.org}}</ref> [[Weltklasse Zürich|Zürich Weltklasse]]<ref name=":0" />
:* [[2015 IAAF Diamond League#Women|2015]]: [[Prefontaine Classic|Eugene Prefontaine Classic]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.diamondleague.com/fileadmin/IDL_Default/files/documents/2015/Eugene/PreClassic-Results-1.pdf |title=Prefontaine Classic - 5/29/2015 to 5/30/2015. Diamond League, Hayward Field - Eugene, OR. Results |date= |website=[[Diamond League]]}}</ref> [[Golden Gala|Rome Golden Gala]] ({{AthAbbr|WL}})<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.diamondleague.com/fileadmin/IDL_Default/files/documents/2015/Rome/Results.pdf |title=IAAF DIAMOND LEAGUE: Rome (ITA), 4 June 2015. Results |date= |website=[[Diamond League]]}}</ref>

===National championships===
{|{{AchievementTable|Event=yes|Time=yes|NotesOff=yes}}
|-
|2004
|[[USA Cross Country Championships|USATF Cross Country Championships]]
|[[Indianapolis, Indiana]]
|4th
|Junior race
|21:21
|-
|2005
|[[USA Cross Country Championships|USATF Cross Country Championships]]
|[[Vancouver, Washington]]
|bgcolor=cc9900|3rd
|Junior race
|22:05.1
|-
|2007
|[[2007 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships|USATF Championships]]
|[[Indianapolis, Indiana]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|3000 m s'chase
|9:36.64
|-
|2008
|[[2008 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships|U.S. Olympic Trials]]
|[[Eugene, Oregon]]
|bgcolor=cc9900|3rd
|3000 m s'chase
|9:33.11
|-
|2009
|[[2009 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships|USATF Championships]]
|[[Eugene, Oregon]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|3000 m s'chase
|9:29.38
|-
|rowspan=3|2011
|rowspan=2|[[2011 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships|USATF Indoor Championships]]
|rowspan=2|[[Albuquerque, New Mexico]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|One mile
|4:34.96
|-
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|3000 m
|9:02.20
|-
|[[2011 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships|USATF Championships]]
|[[Eugene, Oregon]]
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|1500 m
|4:05.66
|-
|rowspan=3|2012
|rowspan=2|[[2012 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships|USATF Indoor Championships]]
|rowspan=2|[[Albuquerque, New Mexico]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|1500 m
|4:15.04
|-
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|3000 m
|9:19.15
|-
|[[2012 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships|U.S. Olympic Trials]]
|[[Eugene, Oregon]]
|bgcolor=cc9900|3rd
|1500 m
|[[2012 United States Olympic Trials (track and field)#Women track events|4:05.17]]
|-
|2013
|[[2013 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships|USATF Championships]]
|[[Des Moines, Iowa]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|5000 m
|[[2013 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships#Women track events|15:33.77]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2014
|[[2014 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships|USATF Championships]]
|[[Sacramento, California]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|1500 m
|[[2014 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships#Women track events|4:04.96]]<ref>[http://www.usatf.tv/gprofile.php?mgroup_id=45365&do=videos&video_id=120718 2014 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships 1500 m Final]</ref>
|-
|[[USA Cross Country Championships|USATF Cross Country Championships]]
|[[Boulder, Colorado]]
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|Senior race
|27:57
|-
|2015
|[[2015 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships|USATF Championships]]
|[[Eugene, Oregon]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|1500 m
|[[2015 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships#Women track events|4:14.86]]
|-
|2016
|[[2016 United States Olympic Trials (track and field)|U.S. Olympic Trials]]
|[[Eugene, Oregon]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|1500 m
|[[2016 United States Olympic Trials (track and field)|4:04.74]]
|-
|2017
|[[2017 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships|USATF Championships]]
|[[Sacramento, California]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|1500 m
|[[2017 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships#Women track events|4:06.33]]
|-
|2018
|[[2018 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships|USATF Championships]]
|[[Des Moines, Iowa]]
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|1500 m
|[[2018 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships#Women track events|4:06.21]]
|-
|2019
|[[2019 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships|USATF Championships]]
|[[Des Moines, Iowa]]
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|1500 m
|[[2019 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships#Women track events|4:03.41]]
|-
|2021
|[[2020 United States Olympic Trials (track and field)|U.S. Olympic Trials]]
|[[Eugene, Oregon]]
||10th
|1500 m
|[[2020 United States Olympic Trials (track and field)#Women track events|4:07.76]]
|}

===NCAA championships===
{|{{AchievementTable|Event=yes|Time=yes|NotesOff=yes}}
|+Representing [[Colorado Buffaloes]]
|-
|2005
|[[NCAA Women's Division I Cross Country Championship|NCAA Division I XC Championships]]
|[[Terre Haute, Indiana]]
|43rd
|Individual race
|20:36.00<ref>[http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/index.php/special-article-right-ad-only/33-archive/342-ncaa-xc-2005-women 2005 NCAA Cross Country Championships results] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307093532/http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/index.php/special-article-right-ad-only/33-archive/342-ncaa-xc-2005-women |date=2016-03-07 }}. [[Track and Field News]]. March 2, 2016</ref> 
|-
|rowspan=2|2006
|[[NCAA Women's Division I Cross Country Championship|NCAA Division I XC Championships]]
|[[Terre Haute, Indiana]]
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|Individual race
|20:37.9<ref>[http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/index.php/special-article-right-ad-only/33-archive/343-ncaa-xc-2006-women 2006 NCAA Cross Country Championships results] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307094114/http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/index.php/special-article-right-ad-only/33-archive/343-ncaa-xc-2006-women |date=2016-03-07 }}. [[Track and Field News]]. March 2, 2016</ref> 
|-
|[[NCAA Women's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships|NCAA Division I Championships]]
|[[Sacramento, California]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|3000 m s'chase
|9:53.04
|-
|rowspan=3|2007
|[[NCAA Women's Division I Cross Country Championship|NCAA Division I XC Championships]]
|[[Terre Haute, Indiana]]
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|Individual race
|19:47.8<ref>[http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/index.php/special-article-right-ad-only/33-archive/344-ncaa-xc-2007-women 2007 NCAA Cross Country Championships results] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307093529/http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/index.php/special-article-right-ad-only/33-archive/344-ncaa-xc-2007-women |date=2016-03-07 }}. [[Track and Field News]]. March 2, 2016</ref> 
|-
|[[NCAA Women's Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships|NCAA Division I Indoor Championships]]
|[[Fayetteville, Arkansas]]
|12th
|3000 m
|9:23.54
|-
|[[NCAA Women's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships|NCAA Division I Championships]]
|[[Sacramento, California]]
|7th
|3000 m s'chase
|9:59.81
|-
|2008
|[[NCAA Women's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships|NCAA Division I Championships]]
|[[Des Moines, Iowa]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|3000 m s'chase
|9:29.20
|-
|rowspan=2|2009
|[[NCAA Women's Division I Cross Country Championship|NCAA Division I XC Championships]]
|[[Terre Haute, Indiana]]
|163rd
|Individual race
|21:46.9<ref>[http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/index.php/special-article-right-ad-only/33-archive/346-ncaa-xc-2009-women 2009 NCAA Cross Country Championships results] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307093635/http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/index.php/special-article-right-ad-only/33-archive/346-ncaa-xc-2009-women |date=2016-03-07 }}. [[Track and Field News]]. March 2, 2016</ref>
|-
|[[NCAA Women's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships|NCAA Division I Championships]]
|[[Fayetteville, Arkansas]] 
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|3000 m s'chase
|9:25.54
|}

===Personal bests===
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;"
|-
!Event || Time || Venue || Date
|-
!colspan=4|Outdoor
|-
![[800 metres|800 meters]]
||2:00.45 || [[Los Angeles|Los Angeles, CA]], United States || May 17, 2013 
|-
![[1500 metres|1500 meters]]
||3:57.22 || [[Paris]], France || July 5, 2014
|-
![[Mile run|One mile]]
||4:17.30 || [[London]], United Kingdom || July 22, 2018
|-
![[3000 metres|3000 meters]]
|8:29.58 || [[Brussels]], Belgium || September 5, 2014
|-
![[Two miles]]
|9:16.78 '''{{AthAbbr|AB}}''' || [[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines, IA]], United States || April 27, 2018
|-
![[5000 metres|5000 meters]]  
||14:56.26 || [[Zürich]], Switzerland ||August 29, 2013 
|-
![[3000 metres steeplechase|3000 m steeplechase]]
||9:12.50 || [[Berlin]], Germany || August 17, 2009 
|-
!colspan=4|Indoor
|-
![[1500 metres|1500 meters]]
|4:07.27 || [[New York City|New York, NY]], United States || February 11, 2012 
|-
![[Mile run|One mile]]
|4:25.91 || [[College Station, Texas|College Station, TX]], United States || February 28, 2009 
|-
![[3000 metres|3000 meters]]
|8:40.31 || [[Boston|Boston, MA]], United States || February 10, 2018
|-
![[Two miles]]
|9:18.35 || [[Boston|Boston, MA]], United States || February 7, 2015
|-
![[5000 metres|5000 meters]]
|14:58.67 || [[Boston|Boston, MA]], United States || February 14, 2020
|-
!colspan=4|Road
|-
![[Mile run|One mile]]
||4:38.0h || [[Newcastle upon Tyne|Newcastle]], United Kingdom || September 15, 2012
|-
|}

==References==
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* [http://www.diamondleague.com/athletes/14305392.htm Diamond League profile]
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