Jamie Nicolson

James Neil Nicolson (9 November 1971 – 28 February 1994) was an Australian boxer.^[1] He won a bronze medal at the 1989 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Moscow and a bronze medal at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland,^[2] before competing at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.^[3] Nicolson turned professional later in 1992, and held a record of 7–1 prior to his death.

Jamie Nicolson
Born	James Neil Nicolson (1971-11-09)9 November 1971
Died	28 February 1994(1994-02-28) (aged 22) Helensvale, Queensland, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Statistics
Weight(s)	Featherweight Super featherweight
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Stance	Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights	8
Wins	7
Wins by KO	3
Losses	1
Medal record Men's amateur boxing Representing  Australia Commonwealth Games Auckland 1990 Featherweight World Championships Moscow 1989 Featherweight

From Yatala, Queensland,^[4] Nicolson was born to a Scottish-born father, Allan, originally from Glasgow.^[5] His sister Skye, who was born the year after her brothers' deaths, was a bronze medallist at the 2016 World Amateur Championships and a gold medallist at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.^[6][7]

Death

On 28 February 1994, Nicolson was killed, along with his 10-year-old brother Gavin, in a traffic collision on the Pacific Highway in Helensvale, Gold Coast. The pair were headed to training in Nerang. Nicolson was 22.^[4][5][6][7]

Jamie Nicolson Avenue and Jamie Nicolson Park in Edens Landing are named in honour of him.^[8]