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Amateur athlete William Simpson

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Amateur athlete William Simpson

Amateur athlete William Simpson poses with an impressive collection of trophies. Simpson was New Zealand's best distance runner in the early 1900s. He broke the New Zealand record for the 3 miles in 1901.

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Waimate District and Historical Society Archives

Reference: 2002-1026-04121

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David Colquhoun, Athletics – Athletics, 1887–1914, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/39927/amateur-athlete-william-simpson (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by David Colquhoun, published 30 November 2012, updated 20 September 2016.