James Nickel

James Nickel (born February 9, 1930) is a Canadian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1950s. He finished 11th in the K-2 10000 m event at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.He was a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police at the time, and remained with the RCMP until his retirement from the position of Commanding Officer of Regina Subdivision in 1987. James Russell Nickel died following a skiing accident on March 28th, 1990.