{{short description|British archer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}} {{Use British English|date=November 2012}} '''Nichola Simpson''' (born 10 October 1956) is a British archer. She competes in compound archery, and has reached a career high of 4th in the FITA world rankings (23 August 2008).<ref name="FITA file">{{cite web |url=http://www.archery.org/RESULTS/archer_update.asp?id=2284&action= |title=FITA fact file}}</ref>
Simpson is a member of Oxford Archers, and is coached by her husband Ian Simpson.
==Life== Simpson was born in Oxford.<ref>[http://www.sportinglife.com/commonwealth2010/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=others/10/09/28/manual_172154.html THE ENGLAND TEAM | Sporting Life | Commonwealth Games, Delhi 2010, Medal Table<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111025092904/http://www.sportinglife.com/commonwealth2010/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=others%2F10%2F09%2F28%2Fmanual_172154.html |date=25 October 2011}}</ref>
==Notable achievements== Having taken up archery in 1987, Nichola has been a member of the GB women's compound team since 1993,<ref name="FITA file"/> with whom she won Gold at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. She won a bronze medal at the 1995 World Indoor Archery Championships held in Birmingham and a further Bronze at the 2nd World Cup leg in San Salvador in 2006, which was Great Britain's first Archery World Cup medal.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/5059706.stm |title=BBC report on 2006 World Cup leg | date=11 June 2006 | access-date=6 January 2010 |publisher=BBC News}}</ref> She had her most successful season to date in 2007, winning silver at 2 world cup events, in Poreč and Boé and also the silver medal at the year end Grand Final in Lausanne.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympics/archery/7639677.stm |title=BBC report on 2008 World Cup Grand Final | date=27 September 2008 | access-date=6 January 2010 |publisher=BBC News}}</ref>
==Records== Nichola currently holds the following British records (correct 27 March 2013): {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! Round !! Bow Style !! Score !! Date !! Location |- ! FITA 25 <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.archerygb.org/tools/documents/TargetIndoorDetailed27.03.13-%5B14764%5D.pdf |title=British Indoor Records}}</ref> | Compound Unlimited || 576 || 14 February 2010 || Rutland |- ! Combined FITA <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.archerygb.org/tools/documents/TargetIndoorDetailed27.03.13-%5B14764%5D.pdf |title=British Outdoor Imperial Records}}</ref> | Compound Unlimited || 1158 || 14 February 2010 || Rutland <!-- Not sure if this still holds, so removing for now |- ! Double Hereford <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sportfocus.com/reguser/dynabizinfo/download.cfm?number=8640 |title=British Outdoor Imperial Records}}</ref> | Compound Limited || 2530 || 12 August 2007 || British Target Championships, Lilleshall --> |}
==Awards== Simpson was awarded the Oxfordshire Sportswoman of the year award in 2007{{Citation needed|reason=forthcoming record of sportsperson of the year on Oxford Sports Council website|date=October 2008}}.
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [http://www.oxford-archers.org/index.php Oxford Archers] * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LLbjr1k_0A Archery World Cup 2008 Finals on YouTube]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Simpson, Nichola}} Category:1956 births Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Oxford Category:British female archers Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists in archery Category:Archers at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Category:Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games