Paul Nihill

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]

Paul Nihill, Abdon Pamich, Ingvar Pettersson 1964.jpg
Nihill (left) at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Born(5 September 1939-Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "{".-{{{day}}})Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "{"., Expression error: Unrecognized word "september".Expression error: Unrecognized word "september".
Colchester, Essex, England
Died15 December 2020(2020-12-15) (aged 81)
Gillingham, Kent, England
Height1.80 m
Weight66 kg
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)

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

References

  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.