Nicky Gooch
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| Medal record | ||
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| Men's Short Track Speed Skating | ||
Representing  Great Britain
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1994 Lillehammer | 500 m |
| World Championships | ||
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1996 The Hague | 1500 m |
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1992 Denver | 5000m Relay |
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1991 Sydney | 5000m Relay |
| European Championships | ||
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1997 Malmö | 5000 m relay |
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1998 Budapest | 5000 m relay |
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2000 Bormio | 1500m |
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2000 Bormio | 1500m |
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2000 Bormio | Overall |
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2000 Bormio | 5000 m relay |
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2001 The Hague | 1500m |
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2001 The Hague | 3000m |
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2001 The Hague | 5000 m relay |
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1997 Malmö | 500 |
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1999 Oberstdorf | 5000 m relay |
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2001 The Hague | Overall |
Nicholas "Nicky" John Gooch (born 30 January 1973) is a British short track speed skater who competed in the 1992 Winter Olympics, 1994 Winter Olympics, 1998 Winter Olympics and 2002 Winter Olympics.[1]
Gooch was born in Roehampton, south-west London, United Kingdom. In 1992 he was a member of the British relay team which finished sixth in the 5000 metre relay competition.
Olympic Games
[edit]Two years later he won the bronze medal in the 500 metres contest and finished seventh in the 1000 metres competition at the Lillehammer Olympics.
At the 1998 Games he finished seventh with the British team in the 5000 metre relay event. In the 1000 metres contest he finished 22nd and in the 500 metres competition he finished 29th.
His final Olympic appearance was in 2002 when he finished 17th in the 1500 metres event and 27th in the 1000 metres contest.
Coaching
[edit]Gooch coaches the Great Britain short track speed skating team. He coaches Elise Christie, Jack Whelbourne, Jon Eley and Charlotte Gilmartin.
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nicky Gooch". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
External links
[edit]- Nicky Gooch at the International Skating Union
- Nicky Gooch at The-Sports.org
- Nicky Gooch at Team GB
- Nicky Gooch at Olympedia
- Nicky Gooch at Olympics.com
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- British male short track speed skaters
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- Short track speed skaters at the 1992 Winter Olympics
- Short track speed skaters at the 1994 Winter Olympics
- Short track speed skaters at the 1998 Winter Olympics
- Short track speed skaters at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain
- Olympic medalists in short track speed skating
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