Alan Dick
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 April 1930 Sunderland, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 5 January 2002 (aged 71) | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Sprinting | ||||||||||||||
Event | 400 metres | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Achilles Club | ||||||||||||||
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Alan Dick (15 April 1930 – 5 January 2002) was a British sprinter who competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
[edit]At the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki, he competed men's 400 metres event.[2]
He also represented England[3] and participated in the 440 yards event at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, Canada.[4][5]
He also won the gold medal in the 4 x 440 yards event with Peter Higgins, Peter Fryer and Derek Johnson.[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alan Dick". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ↑ Alan Dick at Olympedia
- ↑ "England pick strong team for Empire Games". Halifax Evening Courier. 22 June 1954. Retrieved 18 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 14 April 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ↑ "1954 Athletes". Team England.
- ↑ "Vancouver 1954 Team". Team England. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
External links
[edit]- Alan Dick at World Athletics
- Alan Dick at Olympics.com
- Alan Dick at Team GB
- Alan Dick at Olympedia
- Alan Dick at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Alan Dick at InterSportStats
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