Nichola Simpson

Nichola Simpson (born 10 October 1956) is a British archer. She competes in compound archery, and has reached a career high of 4th in the FITA world rankings (23 August 2008).^[1]

Simpson is a member of Oxford Archers, and is coached by her husband Ian Simpson.

Life

Simpson was born in Oxford.^[2]

Notable achievements

Having taken up archery in 1987, Nichola has been a member of the GB women's compound team since 1993,^[1] with whom she won Gold at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. She won a bronze medal at the 1995 World Indoor Archery Championships held in Birmingham and a further Bronze at the 2nd World Cup leg in San Salvador in 2006, which was Great Britain's first Archery World Cup medal.^[3] She had her most successful season to date in 2007, winning silver at 2 world cup events, in Poreč and Boé and also the silver medal at the year end Grand Final in Lausanne.^[4]

Records

Nichola currently holds the following British records (correct 27 March 2013):

Round	Bow Style	Score	Date	Location
FITA 25 [5]	Compound Unlimited	576	14 February 2010	Rutland
Combined FITA [6]	Compound Unlimited	1158	14 February 2010	Rutland

Awards

Simpson was awarded the Oxfordshire Sportswoman of the year award in 2007^{[citation needed]}.