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Nihill (left) at the 1964 Olympics
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Personal information
Born 5 September 1939 (1939-09-05)
Colchester, Essex, England
Died 15 December 2020(2020-12-15) (aged 81)
Gillingham, Kent, England
Height 1.80 m
Weight 66 kg
Sport
Sport Race walking
Club Surrey Walking Club
Croydon and Medway
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 1:24:50 (20 km, 1972)
4:11:31 (50 km, 1964)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Silver 1964 Tokyo 50 km walk
European Championships
Gold 1969 Athens 20 km walk
Bronze 1971 Helsinki 20 km walk

Vincent Paul Nihill (5 September 1939 – 15 December 2020) was a British race walker. He competed in the 50 km event at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympics and won a silver medal in 1964.

Nihill died of COVID-19 on 15 December 2020 in Gillingham, Kent at the age of 81.

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