George Nicol (athlete) explained

George Nicol (28 December 1886 – 28 January 1967) was a British athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm. He was born in Battersea.^[1]

Nicol won his preliminary heat in the 400 metres with a time of 50.8 seconds. This qualified him to compete in the semifinals, where he placed third in his heat to be eliminated.^[2]

References

• Book: Cook, Theodore Andrea . 1908 . The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report . British Olympic Association . London.
• Web site: De Wael . Herman . 2001 . Athletics 1908 . Herman's Full Olympians . 24 July 2006 . 27 September 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060927093153/http://users.skynet.be/hermandw/olymp/ath1908.html . dead .
• Web site: Wudarski . Pawel . 1999 . Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich . 24 July 2006 . pl . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090216130930/http://olympic.w.interia.pl/ . 16 February 2009 .

Notes and References

1. George Nicol . https://web.archive.org/web/20150801154829/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ni/george-nicol-1.html . 2015-08-01 . dead . 2015-01-21.
2. Web site: George Nicol . Olympedia . 5 March 2021.