Great Olympians

Biographies - NIC

Antonín Nič

B. 1905-11-22, Vamberk, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Wrestling - Freestyle

	1936	HP
Men's Bantamweight (-56 kg)	12th	60
		60

Riccardo Niccolini

B. 1958-07-04, Livorno, Italy
Freestyle Wrestling

	1980	HP
Men's Welterweight (-74 kg)	7th	600
		600

Mikhail Ivanovich Nichepurenko

B. 1955-12-27, Samara, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Hockey (1 bronze)

	1980	1984	1988	HP
Men's Team	bronze		seventh	1628
				1628

He played for Dynamo Alma Ata, so the OlyMADMen class him as Kazakh, but I call him Russian.

Maria Nichiforov

B. 1951-04-09, Mila 23, Romania
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint (1 bronze)

	1972	HP
Women's Kayak Singles 500 m	sixth	640
Women's Kayak Doubles 500 m	bronze	1920
		2560

Nastasia Nichitov

competed in 1984 as

Nastasia Nichitov-Ionescu

B. 1954-03-05, Maliuc, Romania
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint (1 gold)

	1976	1980	1984	HP
Women's Kayak Doubles 500 metres	fourth		fourth	2640
Women's Kayak Fours 500 metres			gold	3200
				5840

Damian Allen Nichol

B. 1930-12-25, Kroonstad, South Africa; D. 2015-07
Rowing

	1952	HP
Men's Coxless Fours	1Rep:3rd	3.9
		3.9

William Nichol

B. 1901, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, Great Britain
Athletics

	1924	HP
Men's 100 m	SF:4th	328
Men's 200 m	SF:5th	130
Men's 4 x 100 m Relay	silver	1000
		1458

Cynthia Nicholas

B. 1937-09-05, represented Australia
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint

	1960	HP
Women's Kayak Doubles 500 metres	Rep:4th	75
		75

Frederick Nicholas

B. 1893-07-25, Kuala Lumpur, Federated Malay States (now Malaysia), played in London, England, represented Great Britain; D. 1962-10-20
Football

	1920	HP
Men's Team	R1	33.8
		33.8

John Nicholas

B. 1879-07-24, Allahabad, India, represented Great Britain; D. 1929-09-29
Football (1 gold)

	1900	HP
Men's Team	gold	3200
		3200

Olympic Competitor nr 1601

1900-09-20-15:00? - Football - Match 1 - won (3200)

John Allen Nicholas

B. 1930-05-02, Melbourne, Vict., Australia; D. 1966
Ice Hockey

	1960	HP
Men's Team	9th	80
		80

Freida Nicholls-Davy

B. 1950-03-13, represented Barbados
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	1976	HP
Women's 100 metres	R1:38th		-3.26
Women's 200 metres		QF:7th	0.057
			0.057256

Thomas G. "Tommy" Nicholls

B. 1931-10-12, represented Great Britain
Boxing (1 silver)

	1952	1956	HP
Men's Bantamweight (-54 kg)	R1		6002.241
Men's Featherweight (-57 kg)		silver	6002.241
			6002.241

Wendy Jean Nicholls

B. 1937-05-22, represented Australia
Gymnastics

	1956	HP
Women's Individual combined	64th	-8.16
Women's Floor Exercise	64th	-9.40
Women's Horse Vault	63rd	-9.64
Women's Uneven Bars	64th	-9.40
Women's Balance Beam	57th	-7.10
		0.00000001304

Alfred Nichols

B. 1890-11-28, London, England, Great Britain
Athletics (1 silver)

	1920	HP
Men's 5000 m	8th	256
Men's Cross-Country	12th	50
Men's Cross-Country, Team	silver	1000
		1306

Kevin John Nichols

B. 1955-07-04, Grafton, NSW, Australia
Cycling - Track (1 gold)

	1976	1980	1984	HP
Men's Team Pursuit	12th	sixth	gold	5310
				5310

Clayton W. "Russ" Nichols

B. 1947-05-30, Glen Cove, NY, USA
Canoeing - Slalom

	1972	HP
Men's Canadian Doubles	14th	20
		20

Andrew Clifton Nicholson

B. 1961-08-01, Te Awamutu, New Zealand
Equestrianism - Eventing (1 silver, 2 bronze)

	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	HP
Individual	28th		16th	dnf		dnq	dnf	fourth	2008.052
Team	sixth		silver	bronze		fifth	fifth	bronze	3234
									5242.052

(James) David Lee Nicholson

B. 1938-01-31, Scarborough, England, Great Britain
Rowing

	1964	HP
Men's Coxless Pairs	fourth	2000
		2000

George Ian Nicholson

B. 1937-04-23, Southampton, England, Great Britain
Sailing

	1960	HP
5.5 metres Class	sixth	640
		640

Hugo Nicholson

B. 1898-12-28, Kane, Penn., USA; D. 1972-08-28
Art Competitions

	1932	HP
Painting	ac	2.186
		2.186

John Michael Nicholson

B. 1949-06-22, Melbourne, Vict., Australia
Cycling - Track (1 silver)

	1968	1972	HP
Men's Sprint	Rep2:2nd	silver	6000.791
			6000.791

John Patrick Nicholson

B. 1889-07-30, Greenville, Penn., USA; D. 1940-04-02

Olympic Competitor nr 5826

1912-07-07-09:00 - Athletics (track & field) - High Jump, qualifying, group one - 33rd (-2.38)
1912-07-11-09:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 110 m Hurdles, round one - first (Q) (two out of two)
1912-07-11-16:15 - Athletics (track & field) - 110 m Hurdles, semifinals - first (Q)
1912-07-12-15:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 110 m Hurdles, final - sixth (960)

Neil Nicholson

B. 1945-01-19, Gateshead, England, Great Britain
Aquatics - Swimming

	1964	HP
Men's 200 metres Breaststroke	R2:16th	8
Men's 4x100 metres Medley Relay	8th	64
		72

Richard J. Nicholson

B. 1937-11-22, Nottingham, England, Great Britain
Rowing

	1960	HP
Men's Coxless Pairs	Rep:3rd	18.13
		18.13

William Nicholson

B. 1872-02-05, Newark, England, Great Britain; D. 1949-05-16
Art Competitions (1 gold)

	1928	1932	1936	1948	HP
Painting, Graphic Art	gold				6400
Painting, Paintings	AC				25.02
Painting, unknown event				hors concours	-
					6425.02

Ilija Ničić

B. 1922-07-21, Niš, Serbia, represented Yugoslavia; D. 2014-04-27
Shooting

	1960	HP
Men's Free Pistol	29th	0.024
		0.024

Guy Nickalls

Olympic Competitor nr 4634

1908-07-29-15:20 - Rowing - Eights, round one, heat two - won (Q)
1908-07-30-13:15 - Rowing - Eights, semifinal, heat one - won (Q)

Guy Oliver Nickalls

B. 1899-04-04, Wycombe, England, Great Britain; D. 1974-04-26
Rowing (2 silver)

	1920	1924	1928	HP
Men's Eights	silver		silver	4400
				4400

Patteson Nickalls

Olympic Competitor nr 3171

1908-06-18-14:00? - Polo - match one - won (Q)
1908-06-21-14:00? - Polo - match two - won (2400)

Bernd Nickel

B. 1949-03-15, Siegbach, Hessen, Germany, represented West Germany
Football

	1972	HP
Men's Team	SF:3rd	410
		410

Günther Nickel

B. 1946-03-24, München, Bay., Germany, represented West Germany
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	HP
Men's 110 m Hurdles	SF:6th	78
		78

Hans Nickel

B. 1907-10-22, Berlin, Germany
Rowing

	1928	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	QF	975
		975

Hartmut Nickel

B. 1944-11-15, Weißwasser, Sachsen, Germany, represented East Germany
Ice Hockey

	1968	HP
Men"s Team	8th	128
		128

Horst Nickel

B. 1934-03-04, Oberhof, Thür., Germany
Biathlon

	1960	HP
Men's 20 km	17th	6
		6

James Russell Nickel

B. 1930-02-09, represented Canada; D. 1990-03-30
Canoeing - Flatwater Kayak

	1952	HP
Men's Kayak Doubles 10000m	11th	48
		48

Rafael Nickel

B. 1958-07-30, Hamburg, Germany, represented West Germany
Fencing (1 gold)

	1984	HP
Épée, Team	gold	1600
		1600

Jean Nickels

B. 1917-01-30, Luxembourg, Luxembourg; D. 1985-03-03
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint

	1948	HP
Men's Kayak Doubles 1000m	R1:5th	97.5
Men's Kayak Doubles 10000m	15th	7.5
		105

Nils Ole Nicklén

B. 1917-02-09, Karjaa, Finland; D. 1995-05-09
Athletics

	1948	HP
Men's High Jump	FI:nm	2.4
		2.4

Jennifer Mary Wisden Nicks

B. 1932-04-13, Brighton, England, Great Britain; D. 1980-08-21
Figure Skating

	1948	1952	HP
Mixed Pairs	8th	fourth	2320
			2320

John Allen Wisden Nicks

B. 1929-04-22, Brighton, England, Great Britain
Figure Skating

	1948	1952	HP
Mixed Pairs	8th	fourth	2320
			2320

Francis William "Bill" Nickson

B. 1953-01-30, Liverpool, England, Great Britain
Cycling - Road

	1976	HP
Men's Road Race	dnf	-22.24
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial	sixth	480
		480

Hans Niclaus

B. 1914-03-08, Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany; D. 1997-09-03
Basketball

	1936	HP
Men's Team	Rep2	2.87
		2.87

Adelbert Alphonso Nico

B. 1944-02-18, represented the US Virgin Islands
Shooting

	1972	HP
Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions	66th	-9.64
		0.00000000064

George Nicol

Olympic Competitor nr 4378

1908-07-21-15:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 400 m, round one - first (Q)
1908-07-22-17:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 400 m, semifinals - third (68.25)
1912-07-12-11:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 400 m, round one - first (Q)
1912-07-12-16:15 - Athletics (track & field) - 400 m, semifinals - third (31.12)
1912-07-14-14:45 - Athletics (track & field) - 4x400 m Relay, round one - first (Q)
1912-07-15-14:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 4x400 m Relay, final - third (640)

Herbert Saint John Nicol

B. 1873-04-12, Birmingham, England, Great Britain; D. 1950-02-10
Rugby (1 silver)

	1900	HP
Men's Team	silver	1640
		1640

Olympic Competitor nr 1686

1900-10-28-15:00 - Rugby - match two - final classification - second (1640)

Constantin Nicolae

B. 1939-01-01, București, Romania
Fencing

	1972	HP
Men's Sabre, Individual	R2:6th	-2.34
Men's Sabre, Team	fourth	400
		400.0034

Vasile Nicolae Nicoară

B. 1937-06-13, Galați, Romania; D. 1978
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint

	1960	1964	HP
Men's Kayak Doubles 1000 metres	SF:5th	fourth	1212.9
			1212.9

Johannes Gerardus "Jan" Nicolaas

B. 1912-10-20, Den Haag, the Netherlands; D. 2001-11-28
Boxing

	1936	HP
Men's Featherweight (-57.2 kg)	R2	89.06
		89.06

Friedrich Karl August "Fritz" Nicolai

B. 1879-02-11, Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany; D. 1946-03-07
Diving

	1906	1908	HP
Men's Springboard		SF:3rd	615
Men's Platform	eighth	R1:5th	288.324
			903.324

Olympic Competitor nr 3025

1906-04-27-10:30 - Diving - Combined Platform - eighth (288)
1908-07-15-15:45 - Diving - Springboard, fancy (1 & 3m), round one, heat four - second (Q)
1908-07-17-15:25 - Diving - Springboard, fancy (1 & 3m), semifinals - third (615)
1908-07-22-14:30 - Diving - Platform, plain (5 & 10m), round one, pool five - fifth (0.324)

Raniero Nicolai

Olympic Competitor nr 6993

1920-04-23-00:00 - Art Competitions - Literature - gold (9600)

Luis Alberto Nicolao Yanuzzi

B. 1944-06-28, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Aquatics - Swimming

	1960	1964	1968	HP
Men's 100 metres Freestyle	R1:37th	R1:26th	7th	400.0641
Men's 200 metres Freestyle			R1:13th	25.6
Men's 100 metres Butterfly			R1:dns	0.16
Men's 200 metres Butterfly	SF:12th	SF:11th		130
Men's 4x100 metres Medley Relay		R1:11th	R1:10th	41
				596.8241

Julio César Nicolari

B. 1905-03-15, represented Uruguay
Boxing

	1924	HP
Men's Lightweight (-61.2 kg)	R2	79.13
		79.13

André Nicolas (de Campos)

B. 1960-11-21, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1984	HP
Men's Team	12th	20
		20

André Nicolas is actually a double given name.

Claude Nicolas

B. 1941-09-21, Exincourt, France
Athletics

	1968	HP
Men's 1500 metres	SF:11th	0.52
		0.52

Marguerite Nicolas

B. 1916-06-04, Perros-Guirrec, France
Athletics - Track and Field

	1936	HP
Women's High Jump	fourth	2400
		2400

Paul Nicolas

B. 1914, Perpignan, France
Boxing

	1932	HP
Men's Bantamweight (-54.0 kg)	QF	861
		861

Paul Georges Maxime Nicolas

B. 1899-11-04, Paris, France
Football

	1920	1924	1928	HP
Men's Team	SF	QF	R1F	1113.38
				1113.38

Christian Nicolau

B. 1947-02-03, La Tronche, France
Athletics

	1968	HP
Men's 400 metres	QF:dns	-2.91
Men's 4x400 m Relay	(8th)	64
		64.0091

Horațiu Nicolau

B. 1933-07-05, Fălciu, Romania
Volleyball

	1964	HP
Men's Team	fourth	800
		800

Mihai Nicolau

B. 1949-01-29, represented Romania
Bobsleigh

	1976	HP
Four-man	14th	12
		12

André Nicolet

B. 1950-03-04, represented Switzerland
Sailing

	1976	HP
Two Person Heavyweight Dinghy (Flying Dutchman)	11th	80
		80

George Terence Nicoll

B. 1933, represented Australia
Modern Pentathlon

	1956	HP
Men's Individual	35th	0.00125
Men's Team	8th	64
		64.00125

Henry Morison Vere "Harry" Nicoll

B. 1908-04-17, London, England, Great Britain; D. 1999-12-04
Equestrianism - Jumping (1 bronze)

	1948	HP
Jumping, Individual	7th	500
Jumping, Team	bronze	640
		1140

Tom Nicolson

B. 1879-10-03, Tighnabruaich, Scotland, Great Britain
Athletics

	1908	1912	1920	HP
Men's Hammer Throw	fourth		sixth	3036
Men's Shot Put	ac			28.64
				3064.64

Olympic Competitor nr 3489

1908-07-14-10:00 - Athletics (track & field) - Hammer Throw, qualifying - first (Q)
1908-07-14-12:00 - Athletics (track & field) - Hammer Throw, final - fourth (1800)
1908-07-16-15:00? - Athletics (track & field) - Shot Put, qualifying, pool two - AC (28.64)
1920 HT 960
bonus 276

Constantin Niculae

B. 1955-04-01, Uliești, Romania
Judo

	1980	1984	HP
Men's Half-Lightweight (-65 kg)	R1	Rep3	195.587
			195.587

Cezar Niculescu

B. 1927-06-27, represented Romania
Basketball

	1952	HP
Men's Team	QR:4th	0.252
		0.252

Constantin Niculescu

B. 1944-05-26, Urziceni, Romania
Boxing

	1964	HP
Men's Welterweight (-67 kg)	R16	79.13
		79.13

Danile "Dan" Niculescu

B. 1929-10-22, București, Romania; D. 1999
Basketball

	1952	HP
Men's Team	QR:4th	0.252
		0.252

Marin Niculescu

B. 1923-03-04, București, Romania; D. 2014-05-02
Cycling - Road

	1952	HP
Men's Road Race	41st	0.00008
Men's Road Race, Team	12th	10
		10.00008

Written 2001-07-20 - last modified 2024-03-21

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