John Nickles (born 1964,
Washington DC) is an elite American Triathlete and endurance athlete. Among his accomplishments, he won the World Champion Title in the 1999 Hawaii Ultraman World Championshi
In 1994 he set an Ultra Marathon Cycling Association world recor
when he traversed the
Blue Ridge Parkway from
Cherokee, NC to
Rockfish Gap, VA (470 miles) by bike in 31:30 hours. In 1993 he was a member of the second place team in the
Race Across America, which finished the 3000 mile race in 6 days 6 hours.
John is a 1986 graduate of
Cornell University and received a master's degree (1988) from
Oxford University (
Brasenose College) where he was a Full Blue member of the
athletics team.
American male triathletes
Cornell University alumni
Alumni of Brasenose College, Oxford
1964 births
Living people
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