Olympic medalist Jenny Simpson has been released from hospital after suffering cardiac arrest while running in an event last week.
The 39-year-old American collapsed while walking in a mile group at a Sir Walter Miler pop-up event in Raleigh, North Carolina.
A statement from her employer Fleet Feet said Simpson, who became world 1,500 meters champion in 2011 and won bronze at the 2016 Rio Olympics, will continue her recovery in North Carolina with her husband.
He 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 transported to UNC Rex Hospital in Raleigh before being transferred to Duke University Hospital, where she was released.
Simpson retired from competitive racing at the end of the 2024 season and became Fleet Feet’s first race director earlier this year.
The statement added:, external “Jenny and her family are deeply grateful to first responders, the medical teams at UNC Rex Hospital and Duke University Hospital, and everyone who cared for her over the past nine days.
“His skill, compassion and extraordinary care have meant more than words can express.
“Jenny is sincerely grateful for the countless messages, prayers, encouragement and acts of kindness she has received from friends, colleagues, competitors and runners around the world, and looks forward to connecting with the community in time.”