Friday, 27 June 2014

Nick Willis, our Commonwealth Hero

… Nick Willis …

Full name: Nick Willis
Date of birth: April 25th 1983 (aged 31)
Height: 1.83 m
Weight: 68 kg
Spouse: Sierra Boucher
Siblings: Steve Willis
Education: University of Michigan
Medals: Silver from the Melbourne Commonwealth Games in 2006 for the 1500m, Gold in the 1500m in Beijing and Bronze at the 2010 Olympics in New Delhi.



Nick captured the world’s attention when he won the gold medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. He ran 3:37:17 race for the 1500 metres in Paris last year.  He has accomplished a lot of things like coming second the prestigious fifth avenue mile and also clocked 1:45:54 for the 800 m that means Nick is running at approximately 27.5km in an hour wow! That’s outrageously quick.
In 2006 he suffered a splintered bone which meant his usual trainings were suspended for two months and he had to focus on swimming. But Nick never gave up and he certainly had faith in God that he would win a Gold medal in the 2008 Olympic Games; and he did. After winning that Gold medal he was determined to win the Gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in 2014.

By June and Luiz.


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