Kevin Nichols

Kevin Nichols
Personal information
Full nameKevin John Nichols
Born (1955-07-04) 4 July 1955 (age 69)
Grafton, New South Wales, Australia
Team information
DisciplineTrack
RoleRider
Rider typePursuit
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Men's track cycling
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1984 Los Angeles Team pursuit
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1982 Brisbane Team Pursuit
Gold medal – first place 1982 Brisbane Men's 10 Mile Scratch Race
Gold medal – first place 1978 Edmonton Team Pursuit
Silver medal – second place 1974 Christchurch Team Pursuit

Kevin John Nichols OAM[1] (born 4 July 1955 in Grafton, New South Wales) is a former track cyclist and Olympic gold medallist.

His daughter, Kate Nichols, is a road racing cyclist.[2]

  1. ^ "Nichols, Kevin John". It's an Honour. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  2. ^ "Kate Nichols arrives home", Cycling Australia, 31 July 2005;
    "Games hopeful hurt in bike-pack smash", by Jacquelin Magnay, Dylan Welch, Dan Emerson and Sunanda Creagh, The Sydney Morning Herald, 9 May 2008