Simon Nicklin

Simon Nicklin
Personal information
Born (1972-09-23) 23 September 1972 (age 54)
Wallingford, Oxfordshire, England
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
SportField hockey
PositionDefender
Senior career
Years Team Caps Goals
1991–1993 Slough - -
1993 Bath University - -
1993–1999 Teddington - -
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
– England & Great Britain 32 -

Simon Roger Nicklin (born 23 September 1972) is a British former field hockey player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics.

Biography

Nicklin was born in Wallingford, Oxfordshire, England and educated at Sir William Borlase's Grammar School. While at the school he was selected for the England U21 team.

He played club hockey for Slough in the Men's England Hockey League and at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, he represented Great Britain.

Nicklin studied at the University of Bath and played games for the university team while also continuing to play for Slough but after the 1992/93 season he signed for Teddington Hockey Club.

While at Teddington, he played for England during the 1994 Men's Hockey World Cup.

He later became a player coach at Spencer Hockey Club and then coached the junior section in 2021.

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Simon Nicklin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
  2. ↑ "Aussies in Town". Reading Evening Post. 11 October 1990. Retrieved 14 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  4. ↑ "Hill eyes chance to teake on the Germans". Western Daily Press. 20 March 1993. Retrieved 14 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Bobby's call Down Under". Hoylake & West Kirby News. 3 August 1994. Retrieved 14 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "APPENDIX B – SPENCER HOCKEY CLUB SEASON SUMMARIES" (PDF). Spencer Hockey Club. Retrieved 14 June 2025.