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Nick Skelton

Born: December 30, 1957 (age 63)

Height: 5' 8.5" (175cm)

Hometown: Bedworth, England
Nationality: England flag English
Sports Mole has 10 articles about Nick Skelton. Articles 1 to 10:
Erriyon Knighton (USA) during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games at Olympic Stadium on August 3, 2021
Tokyo 2020: Key events to look forward to on day 12 of the Olympics
Sports Mole picks out the key events due to take place on day 12 of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Aug 3, 17:00
A general view of a silhouetted horse
Olympic champions set to spearhead GB's bid for showjumping glory
London 2012 gold medallists spearhead strong Tokyo challenge.
Jul 9, 10:04
A jubilant Andy Murray collects his gold medal on August 14, 2016
Andy Murray, Mo Farah knighted in New Year's honours list
Andy Murray and Mo Farah are handed knighthoods in the Queen's New Year's honours list, while Jessica Ennis-Hill is given a damehood.
Dec 30, 22:38
Andy Murray holds up his champion trophy at the China Open tennis tournament in Beijing on October 9, 2016
BBC Sports Personality of the Year contenders announced
Sixteen British competitors are in the running to be crowned as BBC's Sports Personality of the Year, including Andy Murray who has won the award twice in three years.
Nov 28, 21:22
A general view of a silhouetted horse
Result: Nick Skelton wins show jumping gold for Great Britain
Great Britain's Nick Skelton becomes Britain's oldest Olympic gold medallist for 108 years with victory in the individual show jumping in Rio.
Aug 19, 19:36
A general view of a silhouetted horse
Team GB's Michael Whitaker, Cassionato forced to withdraw
Great Britain's Michael Whitaker and horse Cassionato are forced to withdraw from the Olympic Games after Cassionato showed colic symptoms after Tuesday's action.
Aug 16, 23:56
Olympic Torch
Nick Skelton: 'Big Star was unlucky'
Great Britain's Nick Skelton says that his horse Big Star was "unlucky" to not finish a clear round and force contention for a medal.
Aug 8, 16:27
Olympic rings
Result: Switzerland's Steve Guerdat wins gold as Team GB fail to reach podium
Great Britain's three riders Scott Brash, Ben Maher and Nick Skelton fail to clinch a medal in the individual jumping final.
Aug 8, 15:54
Olympic rings
Result: Team GB beat the Netherlands in jump-off to win gold
Team GB win gold in the team equestrian.
Aug 6, 17:03
Dai Greene
Olympics: Guide to day 10
Jason Kenny will aspire to continue Britain's domination of the velodrome, while gymnast Beth Tweddle will gun for gold on day 10. Sports Mole previews the action.
Aug 6, 06:00

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Olympic medal table header
CountryGold medalSilver MedalBronze MedalT
ChinaChina34241674
United StatesUnited States30352792
JapanJapan22101547
AustraliaAustralia1762043
Olympics flagRussian Olympic Committee16232160
Great BritainGreat Britain16181953
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Friday's key events


HOCKEY
· Great Britain's women aim to secure their place on the podium as they face India in the bronze medal match (2.30am)
· Netherlands - silver medallists five years ago - and Argentina battle for the gold medal in the women's final (11am)

BEACH VOLLEYBALL
· The women's gold medal will be decided as Australia and USA go head to head (3.30am)

BOXING
· Lauren Price will be looking to add to Team GB's success in the ring when she takes on Nouchka Fontijn of Netherlands in the women's middleweight semi-final (6am)

DIVING
· Tom Daley already has one Olympic gold to his name in Tokyo, and he begins his bid for second in the men's 10m platform. Teammate Noah Williams is also involved in the preliminary round (7am)

CYCLING
· Jason Kenny's reign as sprint king may be over, but Jack Carlin looked strong in his bid to succeed his compatriot. He takes on Harrie Lavreysen in his sprint semi-final (8.10am), with the final taking place later in the day (10.35am)
· The women's madison makes its Olympic debut at the velodrome as Team GB duo Katie Archibald and Laura Kenny look to add another medal to their collections (9.15am)

FOOTBALL
· Hosts Japan will look to get themselves on the podium as they face Mexico in the men's bronze medal match (10am)
· The women's champions will be crowned as both Sweden and Canada aim to win Olympic gold for the very first time (1pm)

ATHLETICS
· The men's 5000m final includes Great Britain's Andrew Butchart, but most eyes will be on Ugandan world record holder Joshua Cheptegei (1pm)
· Team GB's Jodie Williams will hope to get on the podium in the women's 400m final, but defending champ Shaunae Miller-Uibo is favourite for gold while Stephenie Ann McPherson should challenge and Allyson Felix is bidding to become the most decorated female track and field athlete of all time (1.35pm)
· Netherlands' Sifan Hassan takes on leg two of her ambitious attempt at a Tokyo treble in a women's 1500m final which also includes Great Britain's Laura Muir and Faith Kipyegon of Kenya (1.50pm)
· A star-studded women's 4x100m relay final will see a Team GB quartet including Dina Asher-Smith look to upset defending champions USA and favourites Jamaica, who boast Elaine Thompson-Herah as she goes for her third gold of the Games (2.30pm)
· Great Britain and Jamaica will also be going for gold in the men's 4x100m relay final, and their medal hopes have been boosted by USA's failure to qualify (2.50pm)

> Today's schedule in full
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