Nick Nieland

Nick Nieland

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	(1972-01-31) 31 January 1972 (age 53) Truro, Cornwall, England
Height	190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	100 kg (220 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Javelin
Club	Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers
Turned pro	1995
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking	14th (2006)
Medal record Representing   England 2006 Melbourne Javelin

Nicholas Peter Russell Nieland (born 31 January 1972 in ) is a former javelin thrower from England who competed at three Olympic Games in 1996, 2000 and 2004. ^{[1] [2]}

Biography

Nieland, born in Truro, Cornwall is a graduate of Bristol University with a BSc Chemistry 1994, and PhD Chemistry 1999.^{[ citation needed ]}

He was the British number three for many years behind Steve Backley and Mick Hill but when his long-time domestic rival Steve Backley retired, Nieland rose to prominence to achieve a gold medal for England at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. ^[3]

He later became number one in the UK. His personal best is 85.09m set in 2000 and his best throw in 2006 is 84.70m and set personal bests in the Olympic Trials in 1996 and 2000. Neiland was four-times British javelin throw champion after winning the British AAA Championships title in 1996, 2005, 2006 and 2007. ^{[4] [5]}

Nieland made his achievements in athletics from 2000 to 2007 while working as an equity analyst for a top investment bank in the City of London. After retirement he went on to become a strategic analyst for pharmaceutical firm Novartis, later joining the pharmaceutical research team of Citigroup. ^[6]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, Georgia, United States	25th	75.74 m
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	26th	74.52 m
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	28th	72.12 m
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	13th	82.12 m
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	21st	78.02 m
2002	European Championships	Munich, Germany	25th	71.92 m
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	28th	72.79 m
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	13th	76.71 m
2006	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	11th	76.92 m

Seasonal bests by year

• 1995 - 76.30
• 1996 - 83.06
• 1997 - 78.76
• 1998 - 78.68
• 1999 - 83.68
• 2000 - 85.09
• 2001 - 82.93
• 2002 - 80.05
• 2003 - 82.97
• 2004 - 79.06
• 2005 - 79.56
• 2006 - 84.70
• 2007 - 79.04

References

• Cornwall portal

1. "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
2. Kubatko, Justin. "Nick Nieland Biography and Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
3. "Melbourne 2006 Team". Team England. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
4. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
5. "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
6. York, Matt Turner in New. "Champion javelin thrower lands at Citi" . Retrieved 13 December 2017.