Ella Nicholas

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Ella Nicholas
Personal information
Born (1990-12-15) 15 December 1990 (age 31)
Tauranga, New Zealand
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands
Sport Canoeing
Event(s) K-1

Ella Nicholas (born 15 December 1990 in Tauranga, New Zealand) is a Cook Islands slalom canoeist who has competed since 2007. [1]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London she took part in the K1 event [2] , finishing 18th in the heats, failing to qualify for the semifinals.

At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, she finished 18th in the heats of the K1 event and did not qualify for the semifinals. She was the flag bearer for the Cook Islands during the Parade of Nations. [3]

Her brother Bryden also represented Cook Islands at the 2016 Summer Olympics in canoe slalom. Her sister Jane Nicholas has qualified to Represent the Cook Islands at the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

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References

  1. "Overview of athlete's results". CanoeSlalom.net. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  2. "Ella Nicholas". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  3. "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". 16 August 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
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