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Jemma Simpson
Jemma Louise Simpson OLY (born 10 February in Plymouth) is a Great Britain, British athlete who competes in the 800 metres and 1500 metres. She is a former British champion over 800m, winning both 2007, 2009 and 2010 UK Athletics, British Championships. She was formerly coached by Olympic medallist Mark Rowland. Early life Simpson attended Mount Charles Junior school, and Penrice School, before receiving a scholarship to Millfield at the age of 13, and graduated from St. Mary's University College (Twickenham), St. Mary's College, Twickenham where she studied English and Media. Simpson has starred as an extra in ''Neighbours'', and ''The Da Vinci Code (film), The Da Vinci Code''. Career As a junior athlete, she finished eighth at the 2001 World Youth Championships in Athletics, 2001 World Youth Championships, fourth at the 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics, 2002 World Junior Championships and won a bronze medal at the 2003 European Junior Championships in Athletics, 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Britain
Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe. With an area of , it is the largest of the British Isles, the largest European island and the ninth-largest island in the world. It is dominated by a maritime climate with narrow temperature differences between seasons. The 60% smaller island of Ireland is to the west—these islands, along with over 1,000 smaller surrounding islands and named substantial rocks, form the British Isles archipelago. Connected to mainland Europe until 9,000 years ago by a landbridge now known as Doggerland, Great Britain has been inhabited by modern humans for around 30,000 years. In 2011, it had a population of about , making it the world's third-most-populous island after Java in Indonesia and Honshu in Japan. The term "Great Britain" is often used to refer to England, Scotland and Wales, including their component adjoining islands. Great Britain and Northern Ireland now cons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
