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William Nichol

British sprinter (1901-1955)
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William Nichol
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Facts

14 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[7]
Date of birth
May 29, 1901
Date of death
February 8, 1955
Place of birth
Newcastle upon Tyne
Place of death
Wakefield
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[6]
Occupation
athletics competitor
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[12]
Family name
Nichol[9]
Given name
William[10]
Participant in
1924 Summer Olympics[11]
Sport
athletics[8]
Sports discipline competed in
sprinting[13]
🏷️ Also known as
en Wilfred Paulin Nichol en William Nichol da William Peter Nichol de William Peter Nichol fa ویلفرد نیکول it Wilfred Paulin Nichol ja ウィリアム・ニコル pl Wilfred Nichol pl Wilfred Paulin Nichol pl William Nichol zh 威尔弗雷德·尼科尔
🔖 Identifiers · 13
ISNI
0000000455478220
VIAF cluster ID
239144783114625423803
Athletics Podium person ID
18256
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
170005386
DatabaseOlympics.com athlete ID (archived)
NICHOWIL01
Freebase ID
/m/0kt2rb
Olympedia people ID
69343
Olympics.com athlete ID
william-peter-nichol
Prabook ID
1756941
Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID (archived)
ni/william-nichol-1, ni/wilfred-nichol-1
Tilastopaja male athlete ID
550064
Track and Field Statistics male athlete ID
9099
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World Athletics athlete ID
14562948

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Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Given name 1
William
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Occupation 1
athletics competitor
Participant in 1
1924 Summer Olympics
Place of birth 1
Newcastle upon Tyne
Place of death 1
Wakefield
Sex or gender 1
male
Sport 1
athletics
Sports discipline competed in 1
sprinting
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Summary

William Nichol was born in Newcastle upon Tyne[1]. He was born on May 29, 1901[2]. He passed away in Wakefield[3]. He died on February 8, 1955[4]. He worked as an athletics competitor[5].

FAQs

Where was William Nichol born?

Born in Newcastle upon Tyne[1].

Where did William Nichol die?

William Nichol died in Wakefield[3].

What did William Nichol do for work?

William Nichol worked as athletics competitor[5].

Related Entities

United Kingdom Wakefield

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  1. 9w ago · WikiTrackBot · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    Participant in → 1924 Summer Olympics
    Occupation → athletics competitor
    Athletics Podium person ID → 18256
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Athletics Podium person ID: 18256, add P13725 (18256) via athpod"
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