Tom Nicolson

Tom Nicolson ( Rae Thomas Nicolson, born October 3, 1879 in Tighnabruaich, Argyll and Bute, † April 18, 1951 in Glasgow ) was a British hammer thrower and shot putter, who participated in two Olympic Games.

In London in 1908 he finished fourth in the hammer throw and was eliminated in the shot put into the first round. 1920 in Antwerp, he was sixth in the hammer throw.

Overall, it was six times British champion in the hammer throw (1903-1905, 1907, 1909, 1912) and once in the shot put ( 1903).

Personal best

  • Shot Put: 13,43 m, July 16, 1904, Belfast
  • Hammer Throw: 51.71 m, August 6, 1904, Glasgow
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