Neil Simpson (alpine skier)

Neil Douglas Hamilton Simpson MBE is a British visually impaired para alpine skier who competed at the 2022 Winter Paralympics.

Neil Simpson
MBE

Personal information
Born	(2001-12-08) 8 December 2001 (age 22) Banchory, Scotland
Sport
Country	Great Britain
Sport	Alpine skiing
Disability	Visually impaired
Disability class	B3
Medal record Men's para alpine skiing Representing  Great Britain Paralympic Games 2022 Beijing Super-G 2022 Beijing Super combined World Championships 2023 Lleida Super-G 2021 Lillehammer Super combined 2023 Lleida Slalom 2023 Lleida Giant slalom

Career

Simpson made his debut at the 2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships where he won a silver medal in the super combined.^[1]

He competed at the 2022 Winter Paralympics and won a gold medal in the super-G and a bronze medal in the super combined.^[2][3][4]

Simpson was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2022 Birthday Honours for services to skiing.^[5]

References

1. "Neil Simpson". paralympic.org. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
2. "Skiing siblings Neil and Andrew Simpson enjoying red-hot alpine connection". largsandmillportnews.com. 5 March 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
3. Burke, Patrick (6 March 2022). "Simpson earns super-G gold for Britain on day of firsts at Beijing 2022". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
4. "Alpine Skiing Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Winter Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
5. "No. 63714". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 June 2022. p. B24.