Paul Nihill

Paul Nihill
Nihill (left) at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Born5 September 1939 (1939-09-05)
Colchester, Essex, England
Died15 December 2020(2020-12-15) (aged 81)
Gillingham, Kent, England
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
SportRace walking
ClubSurrey Walking Club
Croydon and Medway
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)1:24:50 (20 km, 1972)
4:11:31 (50 km, 1964)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1964 Tokyo 50 km walk
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1969 Athens 20 km walk
Bronze medal – third place 1971 Helsinki 20 km walk

Vincent Paul Nihill (5 September 1939 – 15 December 2020) was a British race walker.[1] He competed in the 50 km event at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympics and won a silver medal in 1964.[2]

Nihill died of COVID-19 on 15 December 2020 in Gillingham, Kent at the age of 81.[3]

References

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  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Athletics at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games: Men's 50 kilometres Walk". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
  2. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Paul Nihill". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
  3. ↑ "Race walking legend Paul Nihill dies". AW. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.