Clarence Malcolm Simpson (26 September 1933 – 7 December 2020) was a New Zealand cyclist who represented his country at the 1952 Olympic Games. At the

1950 British Empire Games The 1950 British Empire Games was the fourth staging of what is now called the Commonwealth Games. It was held in Auckland, New Zealand between 4 and 11 February 1950, after a 12-year gap from the third edition of the games. The main venue was ...

at Auckland he came sixth in the 1 km time trial. At the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

at Helsinki he came 11th in the 1 km time trial and was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the tandem sprint. Simpson died in

Takapuna Takapuna is a suburb located on the North Shore of Auckland, New Zealand. The suburb is situated at the beginning of a south-east-facing peninsula forming the northern side of the Waitematā Harbour. While very small in terms of population, it ...

on 7 December 2020.

References

* ''Black Gold'' by Ron Palenski (2008, 2004 New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame, Dunedin) p. 83

External links

* * * 1933 births 2020 deaths Olympic cyclists of New Zealand Cyclists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 1950 British Empire Games Commonwealth Games competitors for New Zealand Cyclists from Auckland 20th-century New Zealand people {{NewZealand-cycling-bio-stub