Dr Nicholas Nieland (born 31 January 1972 in Truro

Truro

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, Cornwall

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United Kingdom

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Javelin throw

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He was the British number three for many years. When his long time domestic rival Steven Backley retired, Nieland rose to prominence to achieve a gold medal for England

England at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

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 at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

2006 Commonwealth Games

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 and is now ranked 1st in the UK.

His personal best is 85.09m set in 2000 and his best throw in 2006 is 84.70m.

Nieland is a graduate of Bristol University with a BSc Chemistry 1994, and PhD Chemistry 1999.

Achievements

1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in... , USA	25th	75.74 m
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	26th	74.52 m
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	28th	72.12 m
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	13th	82.12 m
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	21st	78.02 m
2002	European Championships	Munich, Germany	25th	71.92 m
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	28th	72.79 m
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	13th	76.71 m
2006	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	11th	76.92 m