Wilfred Nichol Explained

Wilfred Nichol
Birth Date:29 May 1901
Birth Place:Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Sport:Athletics
Event:100 m, 200 m
Club:Highgate Harriers
Pb:100 m – 11.0 (1923/24)
200 m – 21.9 (1923)[1]
Show-Medals:yes

Wilfred Paulin Nichol (29 May 1901  - 8 February 1955) was an English sprinter who competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[2] He won a silver medal in the 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.[3] [4] Nichol placed second-third in the 100 yd and 220 yd events at the Amateur Athletic Association of England (AAA) championships of 1923–24. In the 1923 100 yd final he was second to Eric Liddell, who set a new British record at 9.7 seconds. In 1926 Nichol became the first Honorary Secretary on the formation of Nottinghamshire AAA.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://trackfield.brinkster.net/Profile.asp?ID=9099&Gender=M William Peter Nichol
  2. Web site: Wilfred Nichol . Olympedia . 15 September 2021.
  3. Web site: Wilfred Nichol Bio, Stats, and Results. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418011720/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ni/wilfred-nichol-1.html . dead . 2020-04-18 . sports-reference.com.
  4. Web site: Olympics Statistics: William Nichol . 2012-10-21 . databaseolympics.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121102101610/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=NICHOWIL01 . 2012-11-02 .