Simon Nicklin
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| Born | 23 September 1972 Wallingford, Oxfordshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Field hockey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defender | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Simon Roger Nicklin (born 23 September 1972) is a British former field hockey player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
[edit]Nicklin was born in Wallingford, Oxfordshire, England and educated at Sir William Borlase's Grammar School. While at the school he was selected for the England U21 team.[2]
He played club hockey for Slough in the Men's England Hockey League and at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, he represented Great Britain.[3]
Nicklin studied at the University of Bath and played games for the university team while also continuing to play for Slough[4] but after the 1992/93 season he signed for Teddington Hockey Club.
While at Teddington, he played for England during the 1994 Men's Hockey World Cup.[5]
He later became a player coach at Spencer Hockey Club and then coached the junior section in 2021.[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Simon Nicklin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
- ↑ "Aussies in Town". Reading Evening Post. 11 October 1990. Retrieved 14 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
- ↑ "Hill eyes chance to teake on the Germans". Western Daily Press. 20 March 1993. Retrieved 14 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Bobby's call Down Under". Hoylake & West Kirby News. 3 August 1994. Retrieved 14 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "APPENDIX B – SPENCER HOCKEY CLUB SEASON SUMMARIES" (PDF). Spencer Hockey Club. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
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- 1972 births
- Living people
- British men's field hockey players
- Olympic field hockey players for Great Britain
- Field hockey players at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Teddington Hockey Club players
- Alumni of the University of Bath
- People educated at Sir William Borlase's Grammar School
- People from Wallingford, Oxfordshire
- Sportspeople from Oxfordshire