Thomas Nicholls (born 12 October 1931) is a former boxer

Boxing

Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...

 from Great Britain

Great Britain

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, who won the silver medal in the featherweight

Featherweight

Featherweight is a weight class division in the sport of boxing. There are similarly named divisions under several Mixed Martial Arts organizations and in Greco-Roman wrestling.-Professional boxing:...

 division (– 57 kg) at the 1956 Summer Olympics

1956 Summer Olympics

The 1956 Melbourne Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in Melbourne, Australia, in 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, which could not be held in Australia due to quarantine regulations...

 in Melbourne, Australia. In the final he was defeated by Vladimir Safronov

Vladimir Safronov

Vladimir Konstantinovich Safronov was a featherweight amateur boxer.Safronov trained at the Armed Forces sports society in Chita, Irkutsk, Moscow. He became the Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR in 1957 and was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honor in the same year...

 of the Soviet Union

Soviet Union

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. He also competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics

1952 Summer Olympics

The 1952 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Helsinki, Finland in 1952. Helsinki had been earlier given the 1940 Summer Olympics, which were cancelled due to World War II...

, where he was beaten in the second round by eventual gold medalist Pentti Hämäläinen

Pentti Hämäläinen

Pentti Olavi Hämäläinen was a Finnish bantamweight professional boxer, who won gold in Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics in his home country of Helsinki. Four years later in Melbourne he captured the bronze medal in the featherweight division .-Amateur career:Hämäläinen competed on the European...

 from Finland.

Olympic results

1952 (as a Bantamweight)

• Lost to Pentti Hämäläinen
  Pentti Hämäläinen
  Pentti Olavi Hämäläinen was a Finnish bantamweight professional boxer, who won gold in Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics in his home country of Helsinki. Four years later in Melbourne he captured the bronze medal in the featherweight division .-Amateur career:Hämäläinen competed on the European...
  
   (Finland) 3-0

1956 (as a Featherweight)

• 1st round bye
• Defeated Noel Hazard (Australia) points
• Defeated Shinetsu Suzuki (Japan) points
• Defeated Pentti Hämäläinen
  Pentti Hämäläinen
  Pentti Olavi Hämäläinen was a Finnish bantamweight professional boxer, who won gold in Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics in his home country of Helsinki. Four years later in Melbourne he captured the bronze medal in the featherweight division .-Amateur career:Hämäläinen competed on the European...
  
   (Finland) points
• Lost to Vladimir Safronov
  Vladimir Safronov
  Vladimir Konstantinovich Safronov was a featherweight amateur boxer.Safronov trained at the Armed Forces sports society in Chita, Irkutsk, Moscow. He became the Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR in 1957 and was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honor in the same year...
  
  (Soviet Union) points

Amateur accomplishments

• 1951 ABA Bantamweight champion
• 1952 ABA Bantamweight champion
• 1955 European Featherweight Champion in East Berlin
• 1955 ABA Featherweight champion
• 1956 ABA Featherweight champion