Vincent Paul Nihill MBE (5 September 1939 – 15 December 2020) was a British race walker.

In 1968 he suffered from the high altitude conditions of Mexico and collapsed at the 44th kilometre,[2] which was his only defeat in 86 races between 1967 and 1970.

After that he focused on the 20 km distance, and won a European title in this event in 1969, followed by a bronze medal in 1971.

In July 1972 he set a world record in the 20 km, but finished only sixth at the 1972 Olympics.

He died at the Medway Maritime Hospital, Gillingham, Kent, on 15 December 2020, after contracting COVID-19 amid the COVID-19 pandemic in England.