Nigel Nutt Explained

Nigel Nutt
Fullname:Nigel Robert Forbes Nutt
Country:Australia
Birth Date:26 March 1966
Birth Place:Sydney, Australia
Club:Swordplay fencing Club, Canberra
Domesticranking:Australian Fencing

Nigel Robert Forbes Nutt (born 26 March 1966) is an Australian fencer.

Fencing career

Nutt is regarded as one of Australia's best fencers,[1] having achieved the rank of Gold (top 8) in the Australian Commonwealth Fencing Championships,[2] [3] [4] and competed at the Commonwealth Veteran Fencing Championships,[5] the Australian Open,[6] and numerous other fencing Opens[7] such as the Scottish Open,[8] Bristol Open and the New Zealand Open.[9]

In 1990, Nutt fenced in the Commonwealth Fencing Championships held in Manchester, England, and finished in the top 30. Later the same year, Nutt fenced in the World Cup - Challenge Brut held in Paris, France and finished in the top 60 of the world.

In 1995, Nutt was appointed President of the West Australia Fencing Association.

In 2000, he became the Director for the Australian Fencing Federation.

In 2001, he was appointed the President of the ACT Fencing Association.

Nutt has served as the Australian under-17 cadet coach.[10]

Nutt has been awarded the Robyn Chaplin OAM Award for services to fencing,[11] an Australian Sports Medal and has won Gold in National Veterans - Men's Épée five times throughout the years of 1994–2013.[12] [13] [14]

Early life

Originally from Sydney, Nutt attended Barker College and later succeeded in a degree for engineering at Oxford University, where he received a scholarship for fencing.[15]

In 1980, Nutt started fencing at the age of 14, whilst attending Barker College and when asked, Nutt responded by saying; 'I loved it ever since I picked up a foil as it was something that I have always wanted to do'. His younger sister, Abigail, was also a fencer.[16]

Notes and References

  1. News: Tuxworth . Jon . 15 November 2011 . Bodman sticks out in generation next . 6 . The Canberra Times.
  2. News: 2014-12-05 . Australia's best fencers do battle in Canberra . en-AU . ABC News . 2022-03-07.
  3. News: Sawa . Mark . 16 December 2014 . Fencing Gold caps veteran's big year . 43 . The Chronicle (Canberra, Australia).
  4. Web site: Commonwealth Fencing 2002 - Athlete Biographies . 2022-03-07 . www.commonwealthfencing.org.
  5. News: Packwood . David . 8 December 2013 . You won’t find a spare seat in house for clash . 103 . The Sunday Telegraph, Style Magazine.
  6. Web site: Dutton . Chris . 2013-12-07 . No foiling veteran fencer hopes to stay en garde for 30 more years . 2022-03-07 . The Sydney Morning Herald . en.
  7. Web site: 2017-10-22 . Sportswriters’ Notebook: Projection of Lonnie Walker IV as a one-and-doner may be a slam dunk . 2022-03-07 . Reading Eagle . en-US.
  8. Web site: 2 December 2014 . Congratuatlons to Nigel Nutt at Commonwealth Veteran Championships . 8 March 2022 . ACT Fencing Association.
  9. Web site: New Zealand Champions - Fencing New Zealand . 2022-03-07 . www.fencing.org.nz . en-gb.
  10. News: Hinchey . Lucy . 28 June 2011 . History as Hales leads ACT thrust . 3 . The Canberra Times.
  11. Web site: Australian Honours Lists: Order of Australia Medal . 2022-03-07 . honours.pmc.gov.au.
  12. News: Dutton . Chris . 8 December 2013 . Veteran hopes to stay sharp for another 30 years . 40 . The Canberra Times.
  13. Web site: Nigel Nutt Fencing . Australia - Fencers . ausfencing . 18 March 2014.
  14. Web site: 2022-01-25 . NUTT, Nigel . 2022-03-07 . Australian Fencing Federation . en-US.
  15. News: Goodbody . John . 10 October 1990 . Awarding a plus for sporting excellence; Oxford University sports committee . 44 . The Times (London, England) .
  16. News: Wicks . Kathryn . 1989-08-08 . Abigail and Nigel are nutty about foiling their opponents . 48 . The Sydney Morning Herald . 2022-03-10.

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