Sean Nicholson

Sean Nicholson
Personal information
Full name Michael Sean James Nicholson
Nationality  Zimbabwe
Born (1973-11-09) 9 November 1973
Harare, Zimbabwe
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 12 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
Sport Shooting
Event(s) Double trap (DT150)

Michael Sean James Nicholson (born November 9, 1973 in Harare) is a Zimbabwean sport shooter.[1] He claimed two silver medals in double trap shooting at the 2003 and 2007 African Championships, and was selected to compete for Zimbabwe at the 2004 Summer Olympics, finishing sixteenth in the process.[2][3]

Nicholson qualified as a top shooter for the Zimbabwean squad in the men's double trap at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by virtue of having accepted an Olympic invitational berth from the International Shooting Sport Federation, based on his performance at the African Championships.[3] He started off with a blistering score of 44 out of a possible 50 birds in the first round of the qualifying stage, but his succeeding attempts of 41 and 43 steadily crashed him out of the final round to finish only in sixteenth place, tallying a total record of 128.[4]

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Sean Nicholson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  2. "ISSF Profile – Sean Nicholson". ISSF. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  3. 1 2 Matiza, Collin (8 July 2002). "Zimbabwe: Four Disciplines for Zim At Athens". The Herald. Zimbabwe: AllAfrica.com. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  4. "Shooting: Men's Double Trap Prelims". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
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