Henry Nicoll (17 April 1908 – 4 December 1999) was a British equestrian and Olympic medalist. He was born in

Kensington Kensington is a district in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in the West End of London, West of Central London. The district's commercial heart is Kensington High Street, running on an east–west axis. The north-east is taken up b ...

. He won a bronze medal in

show jumping Show jumping is a part of a group of English riding equestrianism, equestrian events that also includes dressage, eventing, Show hunter, hunters, and equitation. Jumping classes are commonly seen at horse shows throughout the world, including th ...

at the

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca ...

in London. Nicoll retired to the

Mashonaland Mashonaland is a region in northern Zimbabwe. Currently, Mashonaland is divided into four provinces, * Mashonaland West * Mashonaland Central * Mashonaland East * Harare The Zimbabwean capital of Harare, a province unto itself, lies entirely ...

region of northeastern Zimbabwe in December 1981 and lived there until his death in 1999.Who's who of Southern Africa - Argus Printing & Publishing Company, 1999 - 438

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1908 births 1999 deaths Sportspeople from Kensington British male equestrians British emigrants to Zimbabwe Olympic equestrians for Great Britain Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain Equestrians at the 1948 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in equestrian Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics {{UK-equestrian-bio-stub

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