Education
University of Bristol.
University of Bristol.
He was the British number three for many years. His personal best is 85.09m set in 2000 and his best throw in 2006 is 84.70m. Nieland is a graduate of Bristol University with a Bachelor of Science Chemistry 1994, and Doctor of Philosophy Chemistry 1999.
1995 - 76.30
1996 - 83.06
1997 - 78.76
1998 - 78.68
1999 - 83.68
2000 - 85.09
2001 - 82.93
2002 - 80.05
2003 - 82.97
2004 - 79.06
2005 - 79.56
2006 - 84.70
2007 - 79.04.
When his long-time domestic rival Steven Backley retired, Nieland rose to prominence to achieve a gold medal for England at the 2006 Commonwealth Games becoming number one in the United Kingdom. He won 4 national titles from 1996 to 2007, setting personal bests in the Olympic Trials in 1996 and 2000. Nick made his achievements in athletics from 2000 to 2007 while working as an equity analyst for a top investment bank in the City of London.