James Nickel
James Nickel (born February 9, 1930) is a Canadian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1950s. He finished 11th in the K-2 10000 m event at the 1952 Summer Olympics[1] in Helsinki. He was a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police at the time, and remained with the RCMP until his retirement from the position of Commanding Officer of Regina Subdivision in 1987. During his career he was posted at RCMP detachments in Uranium Lake, Tisdale, Regina, Kipling, Punnichy, Hudson Bay, Swift Current, and Winnipeg. James Russell Nickel died following a skiing accident on March 28, 1990.
| Personal information | |
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| Nationality | Canadian |
| Born | 9 February 1930 |
| Died | March 28, 1990 |
References
- "James Nickel". archived. Archived from the original on 31 January 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
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