John Nicholson (hurdler)

John Nicholson

The 1912 Olympics final where John Nicholson fell and did not finish the race
Personal information
Born	(1889-07-30)July 30, 1889 Greenville, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	April 2, 1940(1940-04-02) (aged 50) South Bend, Indiana, U.S.
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Sport	Hurdles, high jump, triple jump, high jump, pole vault
Club	University of Missouri

John Patrick Nicholson (July 30, 1889 – April 2, 1940) was an American track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He ran in the final of the 110 meter hurdles competition but fell and did not finish the race. He also participated in the high jump event but was not able to clear a height.

After finishing his athletics career, Nicholson went on to become a track coach. He coached at DePauw University, Sewanee:The University of the South, Rice University, and the University of Notre Dame. He died suddenly on April 2, 1940.

Head coaching record

Football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Sewanee Tigers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1921–1922)
1921	Sewanee	6–2	4–2	7th
1922	Sewanee	3–4–1	1–1	T–8th
Sewanee:		9–6–1	5–3
Total:		9–6–1

External links

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "John Nicholson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on May 19, 2011.
• John Nicholson at Find a Grave
• John Nicholson at Olympedia