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Liz Nicholl was born on 1952-08- in Barry, United Kingdom, is a British sports administrator and former netball player (born 1952). Discover Liz Nicholl's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 72 years old?
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Barry, United Kingdom |
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United Kingdom
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Liz Nicholl Height, Weight & Measurements
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Liz Nicholl Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Liz Nicholl worth at the age of 72 years old? Liz Nicholl’s income source is mostly from being a successful administrator. She is from United Kingdom. We have estimated Liz Nicholl's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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Dame Elizabeth Mary Nicholl (née Daley; born August 1952) is a British sports administrator and former netball player.
Nicholl represented Wales in international netball competition including two world championships, with 22 caps between 1975 and 1979.
She played as a centre and wing attack.
Nicholl earned a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry from the University of Nottingham, a Post Graduate Certificate in Education from Leicester University and a Master's of Science in Recreation Management at Loughborough University.
Nicholl served as chief executive of the All England Netball Association from 1980 to 1982 and 1986 to 1999, and was director of the 1995 World Netball Championships held in Birmingham.
She married Andrew Nicholl in 1980.
They have two adult children and two granddaughters.
She and her husband, a retired sports management consultant, live in Hitchin, Hertfordshire.
The UK finished just 36th in the medal table at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, but improved its performance at each successive Olympic Games.
In 1996, she received the Sunday Times Sports Administrator of the Year Award.
Nicholl joined UK Sport in 1999 as the Director of Elite Sport overseeing the Performance Directorate.
Nicholl was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2000 New Year Honours for services to netball, Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2006 Birthday Honours, Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2015 Birthday Honours, and Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in the 2023 Birthday Honours, all for services to sport.
Previous voluntary roles include being Vice Chair of Commonwealth Games England and Board member of Manchester 2002 Commonwealth Games 1998-2003; Board member of the Central Council of Physical Recreation (now rebranded Sport and Recreation Alliance) and its Vice Chair 1997-99.
Nicholl stepped down from these two roles at the appropriate points to avoid any potential conflict of interest with her UK Sport role.
After 10 years in this role, she was appointed chief operating officer (COO) in 2009.
She served as chief executive of UK Sport from 2010 to 2019, and is the current president of World Netball.
Nicholl was born in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, the sixth of seven children.
Her father was a junior schoolteacher and coached his school's football and cricket teams.
She played various sports growing up and tried to compete with the boys on her father's teams.
She began playing netball competitively and played at university.
One of her coaches at university was Sue Campbell, now Baroness Campbell, who also served as Chair of UK Sport.
In 2010, she was named chief executive officer.
During her time at UK Sport, the United Kingdom has improved significantly in international sporting events.
In 2014 she was called "the most powerful woman" in British sport.
Nicholl received honorary Doctorates from the University of Hertfordshire 2015; the University of Nottingham in 2015 and the University of Loughborough in 2019
In 2016, the UK finished second in the Olympic and Paralympics medal tables and made history as the first country to increase its medal count at both the Olympics and the Paralympics immediately after hosting the Games.
Nicholl has been called the architect of the organisation's strict "all or nothing" funding system, which has faced criticism due to its focus on medal count and budget cuts in sports that perform poorly.
In 2016, Nicholl was awarded the Sports Journalists' Association (SJA) Gold Medal for services to elite sport.
Since 2017, she has been a member of H M Government Sports Honours Committee.
Nicholl left her role as CEO at UK Sport in July 2019.
Nicholl is currently the President of World Netball.
She was elected at the INF Congress 2019 in Liverpool ahead of the 2019 Netball World Cup.
In 2019, she was appointed to the FAs Barclays Womens Super League Board.
In 2021, she was appointed to the Loughborough University London Advisory Board.
In 2019, she received the British Sport Industry Lifetime Achievement Award.
