James David Lee Nicholson (31 January 1938 – 7 January 1967) was a British

rower Rowing, often called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars (called blades in the United Kingdom) are attached to the boat using rowlocks, while paddles are ...

. He competed in the men's coxless pair event at the

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. He represented Britain in the inaugural

1962 World Rowing Championships The 1962 World Rowing Championships were the inaugural world championships in rowing. The competition was held in September 1962 on the Rotsee in Lucerne, Switzerland. Rowers from West Germany dominated the competition, winning five of the sev ...

with Stewart Farquharson in the coxless pairs, in which they won the B final. He also represented

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and won a

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in the coxless pair with Stewart Farquharson, at the

1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games The 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Perth, Western Australia, from 22 November to 1 December 1962. Athletic events were held at Perry Lakes Stadium in the suburb of Floreat and swimming events at Beatty Park in North ...

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, Western Australia. They both rowed for the

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at the time. Nicholson died in a four-vehicle crash near Doncaster in 1967.

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1938 births 1967 deaths British male rowers Olympic rowers for Great Britain Rowers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Scarborough, North Yorkshire Rowers at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England Commonwealth Games gold medallists in rowing Medallists at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Road incident deaths in England {{England-rowing-bio-stub