Tom Nicolson

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games • Non-starter
SexMale
Full nameThomas Rae "Tom"•Nicolson
Used nameTom•Nicolson
Born3 October 1879 in Tighnabruaich, Scotland (GBR)
Died18 April 1951 in Glasgow, Scotland (GBR)
AffiliationsWest of Scotland Harriers, Scotland (GBR) / Kyles Athletic Shinty Club, Tighnabruaich (GBR)
NOC Great Britain

Biography

As a specialist in the weight events, Tom Nicolson compiled an incomparable record in the annals of Scottish athletics. He won the hammer at the Scottish Championships for 19 successive years (9012-24) and was the winner of the shot 14 times (1902-05, 1909-23). He also won the 56-lb. weight four times (1921-24) and the Scots-style hammer three times (1921-23) for a total of 40 championships. At the AAA Championships he won the hammer six times (1903-05, 1907, 1909, 1912) and he also won the shot in 1903. His working life was spent on the family farm in Kyles of Bute on the Clyde.

Personal Bests: SP – 13.41 (44-0) (1903); HT – 51.71 (1904).

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1908 Summer Olympics Athletics GBR Tom Nicolson
Shot Put, Men (Olympic) AC
Hammer Throw, Men (Olympic) 4
1912 Summer Olympics Athletics GBR Tom Nicolson
Shot Put, Men (Olympic) DNS
Hammer Throw, Men (Olympic) DNS
1920 Summer Olympics Athletics GBR Tom Nicolson
Hammer Throw, Men (Olympic) 6
1924 Summer Olympics Athletics GBR Tom Nicolson
Hammer Throw, Men (Olympic) DNS