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| Full name | Kevin John Nichols | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 July 1955 Grafton, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Track | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Pursuit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kevin John Nichols OAM [1] (born 4 July 1955 in Grafton, New South Wales) is a former track cyclist and Olympic gold medallist.
His daughter, Kate Nichols, is a road racing cyclist. [2]
At the 1984 Summer Olympics, in Los Angeles, Nichols was a member of the gold winning pursuit team. Nichols also competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics and 1980 Summer Olympics. [3]
Nichols won the Goulburn to Sydney Classic in 1993. [4]
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