Henry Augustus Simmons (21 February 1911 – 23 March 1944) was an English high jumper who competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics.

[1][2][3] Shortly afterwards he represented Great Britain at the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam, Netherlands, where he finished in 11th place.

The same year he set a British junior record at 1.86 m. Simmons was a Royal Air Force officer and won the RAF high jump title in 1930, 1932 and 1935.

[4] Simmons served as a wing commander in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve during the Second World War.

[5] On 23 March 1944, Simmons died piloting Vickers Wellington LP258, which stalled and crashed near Hardwick, Northamptonshire.