| Jim Nichols | 
							 
							
								United States   
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												Photo: Ed Chan
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														| Birth Date | 
														November 4, 1966 (59 years old) | 
													 
													
														| Home Town | 
														Encinitas, CA | 
													 
													
														| Resides | 
														Encinitas, CA | 
													 
													
														| Height | 
														5'11" | 
													 
													
														| College | 
														San Diego State | 
													 
													
														|   | 
														Best Finish | 
														Winnings | 
													 
													
														| United States | 
														4th (3 times) | 
														$166,512 | 
													 
													
														|    AVP | 
														4th (3 times) | 
														$135,532 | 
													 
													
														|    Bonus Money | 
														  | 
														$30,980 | 
													 
													
														| International | 
														7th | 
														$2,000 | 
													 
													
														|    FIVB | 
														7th | 
														$2,000 | 
													 
													
														| Overall | 
														4th (3 times) | 
														$168,512 | 
													 
												 
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									Nichols' best finishes are fourths in 1994 with Mark Kerins in Baltimore and 1996 with Scott Friederichsen in Atlanta, the test event for the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games, and 2001 with Daniel Cardenas in Muskegon. The 2001 season was Nichols’ best since 1997. Nichols attended Santa Barbara City College before earning his degree in Physical Education from San Diego State in 1992. He also competed on the four-person tour in 1992.  
Personal: Nichols and his wife (Kristen) have two boys (Walker, Ben). “Jimmy the Nic” has three sisters and one brother, as well as two dogs (Honey, Baloo). His favorite movies cover the gamut, from It’s a Wonderful Life to Braveheart to Fletch. His favorite TV shows are MASH and the Rockford Files, and his favorite band is the Eagles.   
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								|   | 
							 
							
								
							 							
						
							| 1988 | 
							AVP | 
							1 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							$200.00 | 
							  | 
							  | 
							1 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
						 
						
							| 1989 | 
							AVP | 
							1 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							$656.00 | 
							  | 
							  | 
							1 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
						 
						
							| 1991 | 
							AVP | 
							5 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							1 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							$2,500.00 | 
							  | 
							  | 
							0 | 
							4 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
						 
						
							| 1993 | 
							AVP | 
							15 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							1 | 
							0 | 
							3 | 
							$11,472.50 | 
							  | 
							  | 
							0 | 
							6 | 
							0 | 
							5 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
						 
						
							| 1994 | 
							AVP | 
							23 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							1 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							6 | 
							$28,762.25 | 
							  | 
							  | 
							5 | 
							10 | 
							0 | 
							1 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
						 
						
							| 1995 | 
							AVP | 
							20 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							1 | 
							3 | 
							$29,905.00 | 
							  | 
							  | 
							6 | 
							7 | 
							0 | 
							2 | 
							0 | 
							1 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
						 
						
							| 1996 | 
							AVP | 
							20 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							1 | 
							0 | 
							2 | 
							1 | 
							0 | 
							$36,450.00 | 
							  | 
							  | 
							7 | 
							4 | 
							1 | 
							3 | 
							0 | 
							1 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
						 
						
							| 1997 | 
							AVP | 
							21 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							1 | 
							0 | 
							2 | 
							$28,911.25 | 
							  | 
							  | 
							6 | 
							10 | 
							0 | 
							2 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
						 
						
							| 1998 | 
							AVP | 
							11 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							$3,152.00 | 
							  | 
							  | 
							1 | 
							9 | 
							0 | 
							1 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
						 
						
							| 1999 | 
							AVP | 
							6 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							$962.50 | 
							  | 
							  | 
							1 | 
							2 | 
							1 | 
							2 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
						 
							
						
							| 2000 | 
							AVP | 
							8 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							3 | 
							$5,625.00 | 
							  | 
							  | 
							2 | 
							1 | 
							1 | 
							1 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
						 
						
							| 2001 | 
							AVP | 
							7 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							1 | 
							1 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							2 | 
							$6,685.00 | 
							504.0 | 
							17th | 
							1 | 
							2 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
						 
						
							| 2002 | 
							AVP | 
							5 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							$825.00 | 
							146.0 | 
							49th | 
							1 | 
							1 | 
							0 | 
							2 | 
							0 | 
							1 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
						 
						
							| 2003 | 
							AVP | 
							7 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							$1,025.00 | 
							186.0 | 
							56th | 
							1 | 
							2 | 
							0 | 
							2 | 
							1 | 
							0 | 
							1 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
						 
						
							| 2004 | 
							AVP | 
							10 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							3 | 
							$5,930.00 | 
							557.0 | 
							25th | 
							5 | 
							2 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
						 
						
							| 2005 | 
							AVP | 
							12 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							$2,450.00 | 
							369.0 | 
							49th | 
							0 | 
							6 | 
							0 | 
							5 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							1 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
						 
						
							| 2006 | 
							AVP | 
							11 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							$1,000.00 | 
							182.0 | 
							65th | 
							0 | 
							1 | 
							0 | 
							4 | 
							2 | 
							2 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							1 | 
							0 | 
							1 | 
						 
						
							| 2007 | 
							AVP | 
							5 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							$0.00 | 
							49.0 | 
							127th | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							1 | 
							1 | 
							1 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							1 | 
							0 | 
							1 | 
						 
						
							| 2008 | 
							AVP | 
							3 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							$0.00 | 
							24.0 | 
							129th | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							2 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							1 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
						 
						
							| 2014 | 
							AVP | 
							1 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							$0.00 | 
							50.0 | 
							262nd | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							1 | 
							0 | 
						 
							
						
							| 2017 | 
							AVP | 
							1 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							$0.00 | 
							65.0 | 
							274th | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							1 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
						 
						
							| 2018 | 
							AVP | 
							1 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							$0.00 | 
							59.0 | 
							290th | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							1 | 
						 
						
							Total (Rank) | 
							  | 
							194 (31st) | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							3 | 
							1 | 
							5 | 
							2 | 
							22 | 
							$166,511.50 (78th) | 
							2,191.0 | 
							  | 
							38 | 
							67 | 
							3 | 
							31 | 
							6 | 
							6 | 
							1 | 
							1 | 
							4 | 
							1 | 
							3 | 
						 
						
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							| 1995 | 
							FIVB | 
							1 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							1 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							$2,000.00 | 
							10.0 | 
							137th | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
						 
						
							Total (Rank) | 
							  | 
							1 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							1 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							$2,000.00 (1237th) | 
							10.0 | 
							  | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
						 
						
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							|   | 
						 
						
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							|   | 
						 
| Overall | 
 
						
							Total (Rank) | 
							  | 
							195 (63rd) | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							0 | 
							3 | 
							1 | 
							6 | 
							2 | 
							22 | 
							$168,511.50 (231st) | 
							2,201.0 | 
							  | 
							38 | 
							67 | 
							3 | 
							31 | 
							6 | 
							6 | 
							1 | 
							1 | 
							4 | 
							1 | 
							3 | 
						 
							
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								| Red denotes ranked 1st | 
							 
						 
						
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