Jenny Simpson Announces Retirement from Track After Heart Incident

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Jenny Simpson Announces Retirement from Track After Heart Incident
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  1. United States track star Jenny Simpson revealed her future in the sport is officially over after collapsing while pacing a mile group in North Carolina in June.

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    Washington Times Culture

    BOULDER, Colo. — World champion runner Jenny Simpson revealed it was a rare heart condition that threw her into cardiac arrest at a race in June and that she will not return to running.

  2. Simpson, 39, provided an update on her health in an Instagram post Thursday, addressing the incident in which she underwent CPR and had an automated external defibrillator used at the track before she was taken to the hospital. The runner thanked those that ultimately saved her life, but revealed she was diagnosed with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy.

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    In an Instagram post Thursday, the 39-year-old Simpson said she was diagnosed with Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy (ARVC), a condition that triggered “dangerous heart rhythms that ultimately caused my heart to stop.”

  3. She said the diagnosis means it would be dangerous to return to running. “That chapter has ended,” she said. “Thankfully, my story hasn’t.”

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    "My future is an incredible gift. It's hopeful, and it will continue to have great purpose," Simpson wrote. "But my diagnosis also means it would be dangerous for me to return to running. That chapter has ended. Thankfully, my story hasn't."

  4. For about a decade beginning in 2007, Simpson was America’s most successful women’s 1,500-meter runner. She won worlds in 2011, finished second there twice and won Olympic bronze in Rio in 2016. AP sports: https://apnews.com/hub/sports

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    Simpson captured the bronze medal in the 1,500 meters at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games. In addition, she won the 1,500 at the 2011 world championships, along with silver medals in 2013 and 2017. She was a multitime national champion while running for the University of Colorado.

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  1. 01 Newsweek

    She wrote that scar tissue in her heart disrupted its electrical systems and ultimately caused her heart to stop.

  2. 02 Fox News Entertainment

    Céline Dion is opening up about the yearslong health battle she kept hidden from fans before finally receiving a life-changing diagnosis.

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Center US Olympic Medalist Retires After Collapsing From Rare Heart Condition — Newsweek
Lean Right Céline Dion reveals 17-year secret health battle before rare diagnosis — Fox News Entertainment
Lean Right Jenny Simpson reveals rare heart condition caused her collapse; she will not return to running — Washington Times Culture