Nick Nieland

Nick Nieland

Personal information
Born	31 January 1972 Truro, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Sport
Country	Great Britain
Club	Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers
Turned pro	1995
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking	14th (2006)
Personal best(s)	Javelin throw
Updated on 6 August 2006.

Dr Nicholas ("Nick") Nieland (born 31 January 1972 in Truro, Cornwall) is a British javelin thrower.

He was the British number three for many years. When his long time domestic rival Steven Backley retired, Nieland rose to prominence to achieve a gold medal for England at the 2006 Commonwealth Games and is now ranked 1st in the UK.

His personal best is 85.09m set in 2000 and his best throw in 2006 is 84.70m.

Nieland is a graduate of Bristol University with a BSc Chemistry 1994, and PhD Chemistry 1999.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, Georgia, USA	25th	75.74 m
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	26th	74.52 m
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	28th	72.12 m
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	13th	82.12 m
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	21st	78.02 m
2002	European Championships	Munich, Germany	25th	71.92 m
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	28th	72.79 m
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	13th	76.71 m
2006	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	11th	76.92 m

References

• Kubatko, Justin. "Nick Nieland Biography and Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ni/nick-nieland-1.html. Retrieved 2010-01-24. 

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Persondata
Name	Nieland, Nick
Alternative names
Short description	British athlete
Date of birth	31 January 1972
Place of birth	Truro, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Date of death
Place of death

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