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Nick is pictured above during the 2002
Games in Manchester
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Men's Javelin Final
2002 Commonwealth Games
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| 1 Steve Backley |
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Eng |
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86.81 |
| 2 Scott Russell |
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Can |
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78.98 |
| 3 Nick NIELAND |
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Eng |
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78.63 |
| 4 Will Hamlyn-Harris |
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Aus |
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77.31 |
| 5 Andrew Currey |
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Aus |
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76.98 |
| 6 Mark Roberson |
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Eng |
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74.52 |
| 7 Michael Allen |
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Nir |
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67.07 |
| 8 James Goulding |
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Fij |
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64.43 |
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Men's Javelin final
Commonwealth Games 2006
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| 1. Nick Nieland |
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Eng |
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80.10m |
| 2. William Hamlyn-Harris |
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Aus |
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79.89m |
| 3. Oliver Dziubak |
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Aus |
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79.89m |
| 4. Gerhardus Pienaar |
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Rsa |
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78.91m |
| 5. John Oosthuizen |
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Rsa |
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78.32m |
| 6. Jarrod Bannister |
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Aus |
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78.06m |
| 7. Stuart Farquhar |
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Nzl |
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77.40m |
| 8. Scott Russell |
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Can |
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73.88m |
Dr Nicholas ("Nick") Nieland was a former British javelin champion.
He was the British number three for many years. When his long-time domestic rival Steven Backley retired,
Nieland won the gold medal for England at the 2006 Commonwealth Games and was then ranked number one
in the UK. His personal best is 85.09m set in 2000 and his best throw in 2006 was 84.70m.
He won 4 national titles from 1996 to 2007, setting personal bests in the Olympic Trials in 1996 and 2000.
Nieland is a graduate of Bristol University with a BSc Chemistry 1994, and PhD Chemistry 1999.
Nick made his achievements in athletics from 2000 to 2007 while working as an equity analyst
for a top investment bank in the City of London.