Nichola Simpson

Nichola Simpson (born October 10, 1956) is an athlete from Oxford,^[1] Great Britain. She competes in compound archery, and has reached a career high of 4th in the FITA world rankings (August 23, 2008).^[2]

Simpson is a member of Oxford Archers, and is coached by her husband Ian Simpson.

Notable Achievements

Having take up archery in 1987, Nichola has been a member of the GB women's compound team since 1993,^[2] with whom she won Gold at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. She won Bronze at the 2nd World Cup leg in San Salvador in 2006, which was Great Britain's first Archery World Cup medal.^[3] She had her most successful season to date in 2007, winning silver at 2 world cup events, in Porec and Boe, and also the silver medal at the year end Grand Final in Lausanne.^[4]

Records

Nichola holds the following British records (correct October 18, 2008):

Round	Bow Style	Score	Date	Location
FITA 18 [5]	Compound Unlimited	583	February 25, 2007	Chorley
Double Hereford [6]	Compound Limited	2530	August 12, 2007	British Target Championships, Lilleshall

Awards

Nichola was awarded the Oxfordshire Sportswoman of the year award in 2007^{[citation needed]}.

References

1. ^ THE ENGLAND TEAM | Sporting Life | Commonwealth Games, Delhi 2010, Medal Table
2. ^ ^{a b} "FITA fact file". http://www.archery.org/RESULTS/archer_update.asp?id=2284&action=. 
3. ^ "BBC report on 2006 World Cup leg". BBC News. June 11, 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/5059706.stm. Retrieved January 6, 2010. >
4. ^ "BBC report on 2008 World Cup Grand Final". BBC News. September 27, 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics/archery/7639677.stm. Retrieved January 6, 2010. 
5. ^ "British Indoor Records". http://www.sportfocus.com/reguser/dynabizinfo/download.cfm?number=8641. 
6. ^ "British Outdoor Imperial Records". http://www.sportfocus.com/reguser/dynabizinfo/download.cfm?number=8640. 

External links

• Oxford Archers
• Archery World Cup 2008 Finals on YouTube

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