Wilfred Nichol
 Wilfred Nichol in 1923 | ||||||||||||
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| Born | 29 May 1901 Newcastle upon Tyne, England | |||||||||||
| Died | 8 February 1955 (aged 53) Wakefield, England | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
| Event(s) | 100 m, 200 m | |||||||||||
| Club | Highgate Harriers | |||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 100 m – 11.0 (1923/24) 200 m – 21.9 (1923)[1][2] | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Wilfred Paulin Nichol (29 May 1901 – 8 February 1955) was an English sprinter who competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[3]
Career
[edit]At the 1924 Olympic Games, he won a silver medal in the 4 × 100 m relay, together with Harold Abrahams, Walter Rangeley and Lancelot Royle, but failed to reach the finals of the individual 100 m and 200 m events.[1][4]
Nichol placed second and third respectively at the Amateur Athletic Association of England (AAA) championships in the 100 yards and 220 yards events, at the 1923 AAA Championships. In the 100 yards final he was second to Eric Liddell, who set a new British record at 9.7 seconds.[5][6] The following year at the 1924 AAA Championships, he once again finished second in the 100 yarsds, but this time to Harold Abrahams.[7]
In 1926 Nichol became the first Honorary Secretary on the formation of Nottinghamshire AAA.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Wilfred Nichol Bio, Stats, and Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ^ William Peter Nichol. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^ "Wilfred Nichol". Olympedia. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ "Olympics Statistics: William Nichol". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
- ^ "Liddell creates new record". Pall Mall Gazette. 7 July 1923. Retrieved 8 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Athletic Championships". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 9 July 1923. Retrieved 8 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
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