Jenny Simpson: Olympic medalist leaves hospital after cardiac arrest

Olympic medalist Jenny Simpson has been released from hospital after suffering a heart attack while running in an event last week.

39 year old American Collapsed during a one-mile group run At the Sir Walter Miller Pop-Up Event in Raleigh, North Carolina.

A statement from her employer Fleet Fit said Simpson, who was 1500m world champion in 2011 and won bronze at the 2016 Rio Olympics, will continue her recovery with her husband in North Carolina.

It revealed that he “suffered sudden cardiac arrest and received immediate life-saving care including CPR and the use of an automated external defibrillator (AED)”.

Simpson was taken to UNC Rex Hospital in Raleigh before being transferred to Duke University Hospital, where he has since been released.

Simpson retired from competitive racing at the end of the 2024 season and became Fleet Feet’s first chief running officer earlier this year.

Added to the statement:, outsider “Jenny and her family are deeply grateful to the first responders, the medical teams at UNC Rex Hospital and Duke University Hospital, and everyone who cared for her over the past nine days.

“Their expertise, compassion and extraordinary care speak volumes.

“Jenny is deeply grateful for the countless messages, prayers, encouragement and acts of kindness she has received from friends, colleagues, competitors and runners around the world, and she looks forward to connecting with the community in time.”