Christopher John Nicholson (born 16 March 1967 in Bexleyheath, England) is a New Zealand sportsman who has represented the country at both the Winter Olympics as a short track speed skater and at the Summer Olympics as a cyclist. He competed at the 1992 Summer Olympic Games in Barcelona, the 1992 Winter Olympic Games in Albertville, and the 1994 Winter Olympic Games in Lillehammer. The only other New Zealander to compete at both the Summer and Winter Olympics is Madonna Harris.
Nicholson was the New Zealand flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the 1992 Winter Olympics, and is a brother of speed skater Andrew Nicholson.
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Chris Nicholson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
External links
- Chris Nicholson at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Chris Nicholson at ProCyclingStats
- Chris Nicholson in SpeedSkatingBase.eu (archived)
- Chris Nicholson at SpeedSkatingNews.info
- Chris Nicholson at Olympics.com
- Chris Nicholson at Olympics.com
- Chris Nicholson at the International Skating Union
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- 1967 births
- Living people
- New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in England
- New Zealand male cyclists
- New Zealand male short-track speed skaters
- Olympic cyclists for New Zealand
- Olympic short-track speed skaters for New Zealand
- Cyclists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Short-track speed skaters at the 1992 Winter Olympics
- Short-track speed skaters at the 1994 Winter Olympics
- Cyclists from the London Borough of Bexley
- People from Bexleyheath
- 20th-century New Zealand sportsmen
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- New Zealand winter sports biography stubs