Nigel Nutt

Nigel Nutt
Nutt in 2012.
Personal information
Full name	Nigel Robert Forbes Nutt
Born	(1966-03-26) 26 March 1966 (age 58) Sydney, Australia
Sport
Country	Australia
Club	Swordplay fencing Club, Canberra
Domestic ranking	Australian Fencing

Nigel Robert Forbes Nutt (born 26 March 1966) is an Australian fencer.

Fencing career

Nutt is regarded as one of Australia's best fencers,[1] having achieved the rank of Gold (top 8) in the Australian Commonwealth Fencing Championships,[2][3][4] and competed at the Commonwealth Veteran Fencing Championships,[5] the Australian Open,[6] and numerous other fencing Opens[7] such as the Scottish Open,[8] Bristol Open and the New Zealand Open.[9]

In 1990, Nutt fenced in the Commonwealth Fencing Championships held in Manchester, England, and finished in the top 30. Later the same year, Nutt fenced in the World Cup - Challenge Brut held in Paris, France and finished in the top 60 of the world.

In 1995, Nutt was appointed President of the West Australia Fencing Association.

In 2000, he became the Director for the Australian Fencing Federation.

In 2001, he was appointed the President of the ACT Fencing Association.

Nutt has served as the Australian under-17 cadet coach.[10]

Nutt has been awarded the Robyn Chaplin OAM Award for services to fencing,[11] an Australian Sports Medal and has won Gold in National Veterans - Men's Épée five times throughout the years of 1994–2013.[12][13][14]

Early life

Originally from Sydney, Nutt attended Barker College and later succeeded in a degree for engineering at Oxford University, where he received a scholarship for fencing.[15]

In 1980, Nutt started fencing at the age of 14, whilst attending Barker College and when asked, Nutt responded by saying; 'I loved it ever since I picked up a foil as it was something that I have always wanted to do'.[14] His younger sister, Abigail, was also a fencer.[16]

References

1. Tuxworth, Jon (15 November 2011). "Bodman sticks out in generation next". The Canberra Times. p. 6.
2. "Australia's best fencers do battle in Canberra". ABC News. 5 December 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
3. Sawa, Mark (16 December 2014). "Fencing Gold caps veteran's big year". The Chronicle (Canberra, Australia). p. 43.
4. "Commonwealth Fencing 2002 - Athlete Biographies". www.commonwealthfencing.org. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
5. Packwood, David (8 December 2013). "You won't find a spare seat in house for clash". The Sunday Telegraph, Style Magazine. p. 103.
6. Dutton, Chris (7 December 2013). "No foiling veteran fencer hopes to stay en garde for 30 more years". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
7. "Sportswriters' Notebook: Projection of Lonnie Walker IV as a one-and-doner may be a slam dunk". Reading Eagle. 22 October 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
8. "Congratuatlons to Nigel Nutt at Commonwealth Veteran Championships". ACT Fencing Association. 2 December 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
9. "New Zealand Champions - Fencing New Zealand". www.fencing.org.nz. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
10. Hinchey, Lucy (28 June 2011). "History as Hales leads ACT thrust". The Canberra Times. p. 3.
11. "Australian Honours Lists: Order of Australia Medal". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
12. Dutton, Chris (8 December 2013). "Veteran hopes to stay sharp for another 30 years". The Canberra Times. p. 40.
13. "Nigel Nutt Fencing". Australia - Fencers. ausfencing. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
14. "NUTT, Nigel". Australian Fencing Federation. 25 January 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
15. Goodbody, John (10 October 1990). "Awarding a plus for sporting excellence; Oxford University sports committee". The Times (London, England). p. 44.
16. Wicks, Kathryn (8 August 1989). "Abigail and Nigel are nutty about foiling their opponents". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 48. Retrieved 10 March 2022.