Simon Nicklin

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Simon Nicklin
Personal information
Born 23 September 1972
Wallingford, Oxfordshire, England
Height 172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 71 kg (157 lb)
Playing position Defender
Senior career
YearsTeam
1991–1993 Slough
1993 Bath University
1993–1999 Teddington
National team
YearsTeamCaps
England & Great Britain 32

Simon Roger Nicklin (born 23 September 1972) is a British former field hockey player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics. [1]

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Biography

Nicklin was born in Wallingford, Oxfordshire, England and educated at Sir William Borlase's Grammar School. While at the school he was selected for the England U21 team. [2]

He played club hockey for Slough in the Men's England Hockey League and at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, he represented Great Britain. [3]

Nicklin studied at the University of Bath nd played games for the university team while also continuing to play for Slough [4] but after the 1992/93 season he signed for Teddington Hockey Club.

While at Teddington, he played for England during the 1994 Men's Hockey World Cup. [5]

He later became a player coach at Spencer Hockey Club and then coached the junior section in 2021. [6]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Simon Nicklin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
  2. ↑ "Aussies in Town" . Reading Evening Post. 11 October 1990. Retrieved 14 June 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  4. ↑ "Hill eyes chance to teake on the Germans" . Western Daily Press. 20 March 1993. Retrieved 14 June 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Bobby's call Down Under" . Hoylake & West Kirby News. 3 August 1994. Retrieved 14 June 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "APPENDIX B – SPENCER HOCKEY CLUB SEASON SUMMARIES" (PDF). Spencer Hockey Club. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
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