Sean Nicholson Explained

Headercolor:
  1. d09df2
Sean Nicholson
Fullname:Michael Sean James Nicholson
Birth Date:9 November 1973
Birth Place:Harare, Rhodesia
Weight:800NaN0
Sport:Shooting
Event:Double trap (DT150)
Show-Medals:yes

Michael Sean James Nicholson (born 9 November 1973, in Harare) is a Zimbabwean sport shooter.[1] He claimed two silver medals in double trap shooting at the 2003 and 2007 African Championships, and was selected to compete for Zimbabwe at the 2004 Summer Olympics, finishing sixteenth in the process.[2] [3]

Nicholson qualified as a top shooter for the Zimbabwean squad in the men's double trap at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by having accepted an Olympic invitational berth from the International Shooting Sport Federation, based on his performance at the African Championships.[3] He started with a score of 44 out of a possible 50 birds in the first round of the qualifying stage, but followed with 41 and 43 for a total of 128, which resulted in him finishing in sixteenth place.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Sean Nicholson. https://web.archive.org/web/20181029031022/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ni/sean-nicholson-1.html. dead. 29 October 2018. 16 July 2015.
  2. Web site: ISSF Profile – Sean Nicholson. ISSF. 16 July 2015.
  3. News: Collin. Matiza. Zimbabwe: Four Disciplines for Zim At Athens. The Herald. AllAfrica.com. Zimbabwe. 8 July 2002. 16 July 2015.
  4. Web site: Shooting: Men's Double Trap Prelims. Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. 31 January 2013.