Peter Nicholas (sailor)

{{short description|New Zealand sailor}}

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| name = Peter Nicholas

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| nationality = New Zealand

| sport = Sailing

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|8|21|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Taupō, New Zealand

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| height = 191 cm

| weight = 71 kg

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Peter Owen Nicholas (born 21 August 1963) is a New Zealand sailor. He competed in the men's 470 event at the 2000 Summer Olympics.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/92917 |title=Peter Nicholas |work=Olympedia |access-date=27 June 2020}}{{Cite web |last=Sailweb |date=2024-08-10 |title=Aussie pair Nicholas and Payne are 2024 505 World Champions |url=https://www.sailweb.co.uk/2024/08/10/aussi-pair-nicholas-and-payne-are-2024-505-world-champions/ |access-date=2025-04-26 |language=en-GB}}