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I found out late yesterday that Nick had died last year at the relatively young age of 57. As many of you will know, Nick made a number of contributions to the biomechanics of this sport including pole vault, long jump and a number of papers on wind assistance in sprints as well as undertaking a comprehensive review of the circumstances of the W100 WR.
Like board member JRM, Nick trained as a physicist including gaining a PhD in the field of gravity wave detection. However, he then converted to sport biomechanics as a full-time job, spending the latter years at Brunel University in the UK.
It's over 30 years since I coached Nick in the pole vault, but he's regularly inserted himself into my consciousness through his many useful papers. Thanks many times, old son, especially for your hilarious explanation of the Riverside Expressway skid marks!
Here's an obituary written by one of his biomechanics colleagues, Daniel Fong:
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full...1.2021.1861700
Like board member JRM, Nick trained as a physicist including gaining a PhD in the field of gravity wave detection. However, he then converted to sport biomechanics as a full-time job, spending the latter years at Brunel University in the UK.
It's over 30 years since I coached Nick in the pole vault, but he's regularly inserted himself into my consciousness through his many useful papers. Thanks many times, old son, especially for your hilarious explanation of the Riverside Expressway skid marks!
Here's an obituary written by one of his biomechanics colleagues, Daniel Fong:
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full...1.2021.1861700
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