Clifford Simpson (20 August 1928 – 10 December 2023) was a New Zealand middle-distance athlete who represented his country at the 1950 British Empire Games.
[4][5][6] Simpson came to national attention when he won the New Zealand under-19 880 yards title, representing Otago, in 1946, recording a time of 2:00.6,[7] and was second in the same event the following year.
[7] Simpson competed in the men's 880 yards and 1 mile at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland.
[2] He placed fourth in his heat of the 880 yards,[8] and progressed to the final, in which he finished sixth in a time of 1:56.0.
[10] A fullback, Simpson was a member of the Toko Rugby Football Club in Milton.