Wilfred Paulin Nichol (29 May 1901 – 8 February 1955) was an English sprinter who competed at the

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. He won a silver medal in the relay, together with

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and

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, but failed to reach the finals of the individual 100 m and 200 m events. Nichol placed second-third in the 100 yd and 220 yd events at the

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(AAA) championships of 1923–24. In the 1923 100 yd final he was second to

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, who set a new British record at 9.7 seconds. In 1926 Nichol became the first Honorary Secretary on the formation of Nottinghamshire AAA.

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1901 births 1955 deaths British male sprinters English male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1924 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Great Britain Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain Sportspeople from Newcastle upon Tyne Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) {{UK-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub