# Nicky Gooch > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Nicky_Gooch > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Nicky_Gooch.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicky_Gooch > Source revision: 1261606591 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Italian speed skater}} {{BLP sources|date=June 2022}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}} {{Use British English|date=August 2012}} {{MedalTableTop}} {{MedalSport | Men's [Short Track Speed Skating](/source/Short_Track_Speed_Skating)}} {{MedalCountry|{{GBR2}}}} {{MedalCompetition|[Olympic Games](/source/Olympic_Games)}} {{MedalBronze| [1994 Lillehammer](/source/1994_Winter_Olympics) | [500 m](/source/Short_track_speed_skating_at_the_1994_Winter_Olympics)}} {{MedalCompetition|[World Championships](/source/World_Short_Track_Speed_Skating_Championships)}} {{MedalSilver | [1996 The Hague](/source/World_Short_Track_Speed_Skating_Championships) | 1500 m }} {{MedalSilver | [1992 Denver](/source/World_Short_Track_Speed_Skating_Championships) | 5000m Relay }} {{MedalBronze | [1991 Sydney](/source/World_Short_Track_Speed_Skating_Championships) | 5000m Relay }} {{MedalCompetition | [European Championships](/source/European_Short_Track_Speed_Skating_Championships) }} {{MedalGold | [1997 Malmö](/source/1997_European_Short_Track_Speed_Skating_Championships) | 5000 m relay}} {{MedalGold | [1998 Budapest](/source/1998_European_Short_Track_Speed_Skating_Championships) | 5000 m relay}} {{MedalGold | [2000 Bormio](/source/2000_European_Short_Track_Speed_Skating_Championships) | 1500m }} {{MedalSilver | [2000 Bormio](/source/2000_European_Short_Track_Speed_Skating_Championships) | 1500m }} {{MedalSilver | [2000 Bormio](/source/2000_European_Short_Track_Speed_Skating_Championships) | '''Overall'''}} {{MedalSilver | [2000 Bormio](/source/2000_European_Short_Track_Speed_Skating_Championships) | 5000 m relay}} {{MedalSilver | [2001 The Hague](/source/2001_European_Short_Track_Speed_Skating_Championships) | 1500m }} {{MedalSilver | [2001 The Hague](/source/2001_European_Short_Track_Speed_Skating_Championships) | 3000m }} {{MedalSilver | [2001 The Hague](/source/2001_European_Short_Track_Speed_Skating_Championships) | 5000 m relay}} {{MedalBronze | [1997 Malmö](/source/1997_European_Short_Track_Speed_Skating_Championships) | 500 }} {{MedalBronze | [1999 Oberstdorf](/source/1999_European_Short_Track_Speed_Skating_Championships) | 5000 m relay}} {{MedalBronze |[2001 The Hague](/source/2001_European_Short_Track_Speed_Skating_Championships) | '''Overall'''}} {{MedalBottom}} '''Nicholas "Nicky" John Gooch''' (born 30 January 1973) is a [British](/source/British_people) [short track speed skater](/source/Short_track_speed_skating) who competed in the [1992 Winter Olympics](/source/1992_Winter_Olympics), [1994 Winter Olympics](/source/1994_Winter_Olympics), [1998 Winter Olympics](/source/1998_Winter_Olympics) and [2002 Winter Olympics](/source/2002_Winter_Olympics).{{cite Sports-Reference |title=Nicky Gooch |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/go/nicky-gooch-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203061136/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/go/nicky-gooch-1.html |archive-date=3 December 2016}} Gooch was born in [Roehampton](/source/Roehampton), [south-west London](/source/south-west_London), [United Kingdom](/source/United_Kingdom). In 1992 he was a member of the British relay team which finished sixth in the [5000 metre relay competition](/source/Short_track_speed_skating_at_the_1992_Winter_Olympics). ==Olympic Games== Two years later he won the bronze medal in the [500 metres contest](/source/Short_track_speed_skating_at_the_1994_Winter_Olympics) and finished seventh in the [1000 metres competition](/source/Short_track_speed_skating_at_the_1994_Winter_Olympics) at the [Lillehammer Olympics](/source/1994_Winter_Olympics). At the 1998 Games he finished seventh with the British team in the [5000 metre relay event](/source/Short_track_speed_skating_at_the_1998_Winter_Olympics). In the [1000 metres contest](/source/Short_track_speed_skating_at_the_1998_Winter_Olympics) he finished 22nd and in the [500 metres competition](/source/Short_track_speed_skating_at_the_1998_Winter_Olympics) he finished 29th. His final Olympic appearance was in 2002 when he finished 17th in the [1500 metres event](/source/Short_track_speed_skating_at_the_2002_Winter_Olympics) and 27th in the [1000 metres contest](/source/Short_track_speed_skating_at_the_2002_Winter_Olympics). ==Coaching== Gooch coaches the Great Britain short track speed skating team. He coaches [Elise Christie](/source/Elise_Christie), [Jack Whelbourne](/source/Jack_Whelbourne), [Jon Eley](/source/Jon_Eley) and [Charlotte Gilmartin](/source/Charlotte_Gilmartin). ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * {{ISU short track skater|311125}} * {{The-Sports|108734}} * {{Team GB}} * {{Olympedia}} * {{Olympics.com|nicky-gooch}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Gooch, Nicky}} Category:1973 births Category:Living people Category:British male short-track speed skaters Category:Olympic short-track speed skaters for Great Britain Category:Short-track speed skaters at the 1992 Winter Olympics Category:Short-track speed skaters at the 1994 Winter Olympics Category:Short-track speed skaters at the 1998 Winter Olympics Category:Short-track speed skaters at the 2002 Winter Olympics Category:Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain Category:Olympic medalists in short-track speed skating Category:Medalists at the 1994 Winter Olympics Category:World Short Track Speed Skating Championships medalists {{UK-speed-skating-bio-stub}} {{UK-Olympic-medalist-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Nicky Gooch](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicky_Gooch) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicky_Gooch?action=history)). 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