Kevin Nichols

Kevin Nichols
Personal information
Full nameKevin John Nichols
Born (1955-07-04) 4 July 1955 (age 69)
Grafton, New South Wales, Australia
Team information
DisciplineTrack
RoleRider
Rider typePursuit
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Men's track cycling
Olympic Games
1984 Los Angeles Team pursuit
Commonwealth Games
1982 Brisbane Team Pursuit
1982 Brisbane Men's 10 Mile Scratch Race
1978 Edmonton Team Pursuit
1974 Christchurch Team Pursuit

Kevin John Nichols OAM (born 4 July 1955 in Grafton, New South Wales) is a former track cyclist and Olympic gold medallist.

His daughter, Kate Nichols, is a road racing cyclist.

Career

At the 1984 Summer Olympics, in Los Angeles, Nichols was a member of the gold winning pursuit team. Nichols also competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics and 1980 Summer Olympics.

Nichols won the Goulburn to Sydney Classic in 1993.

References

  1. ^ "Nichols, Kevin John". It's an Honour. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  2. ^ "Kate Nichols arrives home", Cycling Australia, 31 July 2005;
    "Games hopeful hurt in bike-pack smash", by Jacquelin Magnay, Dylan Welch, Dan Emerson and Sunanda Creagh, The Sydney Morning Herald, 9 May 2008
  3. ^ "Kevin Nichols Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  4. ^ "Goulburn to Sydney - Amateur and Open" (PDF). Cycling NSW. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2015.