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| Born | 28 November 1890 London, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 31 May 1952 (aged 61) Hammersmith, London, England | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | middle/long-distance | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Surrey AC | ||||||||||||||
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Alfred Hubert Nichols (28 November 1890 – 1 May 1952) was a British athlete who competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics.
Career
Nichols finished second behind George Hutson in the 4 miles event at the 1914 AAA Championships.
Nicholas was selected to represent Great Britain at the 1920 Summer Olympics held in Antwerp, Belgium, in the Cross Country team event, where he won the silver medal with his team mates James Wilson and Anton Hegarty.
References
- "Amateur Athletics". Lancashire Evening Post. 4 July 1914. Retrieved 17 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "Applegarth's Feats". Manchester Courier. 6 July 1914. Retrieved 17 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alfred Nichols". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- "Alfred Nichols". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
External links
- Alfred Nichols at Team GB
- Alfred Nichols at Olympics.com
- Alfred Nichols at Olympic.org (archived)
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