James Nickel (9 February 1930 – 30 March 1990) was a Canadian
sprint canoer
Canoe sprint is a water sport in which athletes race canoes or kayaks on calm water.
Overview
Race categories vary by the number of athletes in the boat, the length of the course, and whether the boat is a canoe or kayak. Canoe sprints are som ...
who competed in the early 1950s. He finished 11th in the
K-2 10000 m event at the
1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...
in
Helsinki. He was a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police at the time, and remained with the RCMP until his retirement from the position of Commanding Officer of Regina Subdivision in 1987. During his career he was posted at RCMP detachments in Uranium Lake, Tisdale, Regina, Kipling, Punnichy, Hudson Bay, Swift Current, and Winnipeg.
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1930 births
1990 deaths
Canadian male canoeists
Canoeists at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Olympic canoeists of Canada
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