Reg Nicholls (athlete)

Reg Nicholls
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born(1907-01-12)12 January 1907
Wallingford, England
DiedJanuary 1974(1974-01-00) (aged 66–67)
Sheffield, England
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
long-distance
ClubReading AC
Wallingford Imperial AC

Reginald Frank James Nicholls (12 January 1907 – January 1974) was an athlete who competed for England.

Biography

Nicholls was a member of the Reading AC, where he also served as honorary secretary.[1]

Nicholls finished runner-up to Dunky Wright in the 1934 Polytechnic Marathon.[2]

He represented England at the 1934 British Empire Games[3] in London, where he competed in the marathon event.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Cross Country Championships". Berks and Oxon Advertiser. 2 February 1934. Retrieved 7 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Second in Poly Marathon". Reading Standard. 8 June 1934. Retrieved 7 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "London 1934 Team". Team England. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  4. ^ "England London 1934". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  5. ^ "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.