Kevin Nichols

{{Short description|Australian cyclist (born 1955)}} {{For|the American bishop|Kevin D. Nichols}} {{Use Australian English|date=May 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox cyclist | name = Kevin Nichols | image = | image_size = | caption = | fullname = Kevin John Nichols | nickname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1955|7|4|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Grafton, New South Wales]], Australia | height = | weight = | currentteam = | discipline = [[Track cycling|Track]] | role = Rider | ridertype = Pursuit | amateuryears1 = | amateurteam1 = | proyears1 = | proteam1 = | majorwins = | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry | {{AUS}} }} {{MedalSport | Men's [[track cycling]]}} {{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}} {{MedalGold|[[1984 Summer Olympics|1984 Los Angeles]]|[[Cycling at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit|Team pursuit]]}} {{MedalCompetition|[[Commonwealth Games]]}} {{MedalGold | [[1982 Commonwealth Games|1982 Brisbane]] | Team Pursuit}} {{MedalGold | [[1982 Commonwealth Games|1982 Brisbane]] | Men's 10 Mile Scratch Race}} {{MedalGold | [[1978 Commonwealth Games|1978 Edmonton]] | Team Pursuit}} {{MedalSilver | [[1974 Commonwealth Games|1974 Christchurch]] | Team Pursuit}} | show-medals = yes | updated = }}

'''Kevin John Nichols''' {{post-nominals|country=AUS|OAM}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/887444|title=Nichols, Kevin John|publisher=It's an Honour|access-date=8 January 2012}}</ref> (born 4 July 1955 in [[Grafton, New South Wales]]) is a former [[track cyclist]] and [[Summer Olympics|Olympic]] [[gold medal]]list.

His daughter, Kate Nichols, is a [[Road bicycle racing|road racing cyclist]].<ref>[https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20120425130955/http://www.cycling.org.au/default.asp?id=9056 "Kate Nichols arrives home"], [[Cycling Australia]], 31 July 2005;<br />[http://www.smh.com.au/news/beijing2008/games-hopeful-hurt-in-bikepack-smash/2008/05/08/1210131165973.html "Games hopeful hurt in bike-pack smash"], by Jacquelin Magnay, Dylan Welch, Dan Emerson and Sunanda Creagh, ''[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]'', 9 May 2008</ref>

==Career== 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]].<ref name="SportsRef">{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ni/kevin-nichols-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418045814/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ni/kevin-nichols-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Kevin Nichols Olympic Results |access-date=29 April 2015 |work=Sports Reference}}</ref>

Nichols won the [[Goulburn to Sydney Classic]] in 1993.<ref name="Amateurs">{{Cite web|url=http://www.nsw.cycling.bvit.com.au/site/cycling/nsw/downloads/Files/Results/Road%20Results/Classics/Goulburn%20to%20Sydney%20-%20Amateur%20-%20Open.pdf |title=Goulburn to Sydney - Amateur and Open |website=Cycling NSW |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150309112406/http://www.nsw.cycling.bvit.com.au/site/cycling/nsw/downloads/Files/Results/Road%20Results/Classics/Goulburn%20to%20Sydney%20-%20Amateur%20-%20Open.pdf |archive-date= 9 March 2015 }}</ref>

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