Edward Nichols (11 October 1923 – 17 December 2020) was a New Zealand alpine skier who represented his country at the 1980 Winter Paralympics.
Born in Knutsford, Cheshire, England on 11 October 1923, Nichols grew up with his mother, who was a butcher, and older sister in a single-parent family.
[1][2] At the age of 17 years, he was involved in a motorcycle accident that led to his left leg being amputated below the knee.
[1] After settling in Christchurch, Nichols married Shirley Margaret Cocks in December 1950, and the couple went on to have five children.
[1][3] During their working lives, Ed and Shirley Nichols owned seven butchers' shops, and also managed a number of stores for the Canterbury Frozen Meat Company.