Paul Nihill

Paul Nihill
MBE
Nihill (left) at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Born5 September 1939 (1939-09-05)
Colchester, Essex, England
Died15 December 2020(2020-12-15) (aged 81)[1]
Medway Maritime Hospital, Gillingham, Kent, England
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
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)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1964 Tokyo 50 km walk
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1969 Athens 20 km walk
Bronze medal – third place 1971 Helsinki 20 km walk

Vincent Paul Nihill MBE (5 September 1939 – 15 December 2020) was a British race walker.

  1. ^ "Race walking legend Paul Nihill dies". AW. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.