Nicky Gooch

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Nicky Gooch
Medal record
Men's Short Track Speed Skating
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1994 Lillehammer 500 m
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1996 The Hague 1500 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1992 Denver 5000m Relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1991 Sydney 5000m Relay
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1997 Malmö 5000 m relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1998 Budapest 5000 m relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2000 Bormio 1500m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2000 Bormio 1500m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2000 Bormio Overall
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2000 Bormio 5000 m relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2001 The Hague 1500m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2001 The Hague 3000m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2001 The Hague 5000 m relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1997 Malmö 500
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1999 Oberstdorf 5000 m relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2001 The Hague Overall

Nicholas "Nicky" John Gooch (born 30 January 1973) is a British short track speed skater who competed in the 1992 Winter Olympics, 1994 Winter Olympics, 1998 Winter Olympics and 2002 Winter Olympics. [1]

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Gooch was born in Roehampton, south-west London, United Kingdom. In 1992 he was a member of the British relay team which finished sixth in the 5000 metre relay competition.

Olympic Games

Two years later he won the bronze medal in the 500 metres contest and finished seventh in the 1000 metres competition at the Lillehammer Olympics.

At the 1998 Games he finished seventh with the British team in the 5000 metre relay event. In the 1000 metres contest he finished 22nd and in the 500 metres competition he finished 29th.

His final Olympic appearance was in 2002 when he finished 17th in the 1500 metres event and 27th in the 1000 metres contest.

Coaching

Gooch coaches the Great Britain short track speed skating team. He coaches Elise Christie, Jack Whelbourne, Jon Eley and Charlotte Gilmartin.

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nicky Gooch". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.