Lynn Simpson

Lynn Simpson

Personal information
Nationality	British
Born	16 February 1971 Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England
Sport
Sport	canoe slalom
Event(s)	K-1
Medal record Women's canoe slalom Representing  Great Britain World Championships 1995 Nottingham K-1 1995 Nottingham K-1 team 1993 Mezzana K-1 team 1997 Três Coroas K-1 team

Lynn Simpson (born 16 February 1971 in Scarborough, North Yorkshire) is a British slalom canoer who competed from the late 1980s to the late 1990s. She won four medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold (K-1: 1995), a silver (K-1 team: 1995), and two bronzes (K-1 team: 1993, 1997). She also won the World Cup series in three consecutive seasons between 1994 and 1996.

Simpson also competed in two Summer Olympics, earning her best finish of tenth in the K-1 event in Barcelona in 1992.

References

• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936-2007.
• Sports-reference.com profile