{
  "id": 2416090,
  "title": "Cardiac event reveals Olympian's rare heart condition: \"There was a God present\"",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/cardiac-event-reveals-olympians-rare-heart-condition-there-was-a-god",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-21T18:44:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBS News",
    "slug": "cbs-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jenny-simpson-cardiac-event-heart-condition-recovery-running/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Three-time Olympian Jenny Simpson, 39, nearly lost her life after collapsing during a mile-long run in Raleigh, North Carolina, in June 2022. The incident revealed a rare heart condition called arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy, which had gone undetected. Simpson's co-workers and friends, Ivy and Joey Pointer, who have a child with congenital heart disease, had an automated external defibrillator (AED) and quickly administered it to her. Ivy repeatedly called Simpson's name, urging her to fight and wake up. Simpson, a bronze medalist in the 1,500 meters at the 2016 Olympics, was taken to an area hospital, where she suffered a second cardiac arrest and was later transferred to Duke University Medical Center. She spent days on life support before undergoing a defibrillator and pacemaker implantation. Simpson's cardiologist emphasized that her rigorous training for the Olympics had, in fact, prepared her for this moment. While she is recovering at home and continuing her work at Fleet Feet, Simpson acknowledges that she is no longer able to run again. Despite the challenges, Simpson remains grateful for the support of her husband and the Pointers as she navigates her new reality.",
  "summary": "Olympian Jenny Simpson said she won't be able to run again after being diagnosed with a rare heart condition earlier this year.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}