Allen Simms, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Allen Simms

Puerto Rican triple jumper, Track and Field Coach

Date of Birth: 26-Jul-1982

Place of Birth: Washington, D.C., District of Columbia, United States

Profession: athletics competitor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Allen Simms (born July 26, 1982) is an American triple jumper and Social Entrepreneur. Simms is the founder of Impano Academy Rwanda, a non-profit amateur sports organization established in 2016 based in Kigali, Rwanda designed to promote the sport of track and field by offering professional sports coaching, guidance, and education to Rwandan potential athletes in underdeveloped communities.
The organization travels around the country carefully testing prospective student-athletes in collaboration with local clubs, teams, and the national federation. They train local coaches to identify talent, select the best sporting youth, and develop them into future champions.
They offer sports camps and clinics for all athletes to learn from the best coaches and encourage participation in sports.At the 2008 Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon, Simms finished in sixth place overall, just four inches short of making the USA Olympic team.
He finished the season ranked fifth nationally.
In 2010 he finished 3rd at the USA Indoor Championships in the triple jump.