Olympian Jenny Simpson Faces New Challenges with Heart Condition | Sports-Games
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Former world champion Simpson diagnosed with rare heart condition
Olympian Jenny Simpson Faces New Challenges with Heart Condition | Sports-Games
Jenny Simpson, a former world champion and Olympic bronze medallist, has been diagnosed with Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy (ARVC), a rare heart condition. This diagnosis makes it dangerous for her to continue running. Her announcement came after collapsing at a track event in June.
American runner and former World Champion Jenny Simpson reveals rare heart condition months after collapse
Jenny Simpson, a retired middle and long distance runner, former World Champion in 1500m (won gold at the 2011 World Championships, silver in 2013 and 2014), as well as gold in Diamond League 2014 and bronze medal in the 2016 Rio Olympics, has revealed she suffers a rare heart condition, that is inherited, called Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy (ARVC) that will make her returning to running "dangerous". Simpson, 39 yeard old, co…
Jenny Simpson, a mid- and long-distance retired runner, a former world champion in the 1,500 meters (won gold at the 2011 World Championship and silver in 2013 and 2014), in addition to the gold medal at the 2014 Diamond League and the bronze medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics, has revealed that she suffers from a rare hereditary heart disease called right ventricular arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (ARVC), which would cause her to run again out of «d…
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