Hazel Simpson

100m, T36

Funding: World Class Podium

DOB: 22 August 1979

Born: Sunderland

Lives: Washington

Club: Jarrow & Hepburn

Contact:

Coach: Keith Antoine

International Highlights

1998 World Championships Birmingham 400m silver,

100m bronze, 2000 Paralympics Sydney 100m gold, 400m 4th,

2002 World Championships Lille 100m silver, 200m silver,

2003 European Championships Assen 100m gold, 200m gold,

2004 Paralympics Athens 100m silver, 200m silver,

2005 European Championships Espoo 100m gold, 200m silver,

2006 World Championships Assen 200m bronze, 100m 4th

Personal Bests

100m 15.19 (2004), 200m 31.98 (2004) Eu Rec

Career summary

Hazel Simpson has been one of Britain's most consistent sprinters for almost a decade, medalling at Paralympic, World and European levels.
Hazel was 11 years old when she discovered athletics. She was already involved in sport and enjoyed swimming and horse riding, but found she was better at athletics after taking part in the British Open championships. She later went on to be the Junior DSE champion for seven years running in the 100m, 200m and 400m.
The Sunderland sprinter was the Norwich Union Great Britain and Northern Ireland team's first medallist on the track at the 2006 World Championships in Assen
Hazel, who has a dolphin tattoo on her tummy, is planning to break from the sport to start a family with her new husband after the Beijing Paralympics in 2008. Her aim is to be back competing for the London Paralympics in 2012, where she hopes to win a medal.