John Nicholson (athlete)

John Nicholson
The 1912 Olympics final where John Nicholson fell and did not finish the race
Personal information
Born July 30, 1889
Greenville, Pennsylvania, United States
Died April 2, 1940 (aged 50)
South Bend, Indiana, United States
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Sport Hurdles, high jump, triple jump, high jump, pole vault
Club University of Missouri

John Patrick Nicholson (July 30, 1889 April 2, 1940) was an American track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He ran in the final of the 110 meter hurdles competition but fell and did not finish the race. He also participated in the high jump event but was not able to clear a height.

After finishing his athletics career, Nicholson went on to become a track coach. He coached at DePauw University, Sewanee:The University of the South and Rice Institute before finally coaching at Notre Dame. It was a Notre Dame that he died suddenly on April 2, 1940.[1]

References

  1. 'John P. Nicholson, Track Coach, Dies', Notre Dame Alumnus, Vol. 18, May 1940. Retrieved 16 March, 2014
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "John Nicholson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2011-05-19.


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