Ken Dickson | |
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Born | 1 July 1946 |
Died | 15 February 2013 | (aged 66)
Curling career | |
Member Association | Scotland United Kingdom |
World Wheelchair Championship appearances | 3 (2002, 2004, 2005) |
Paralympic appearances | 1 (2006) |
Ken Dickson (Scottish and British wheelchair curler.[1]
1 July 1946 – 15 February 2013) was aKen was one of the stalwarts of wheelchair curling in Scotland and also played a pivotal role in the development of the Borders and Kinross Wheelchair Curling Clubs. Ken was a successful international curler representing both Scotland and Great Britain. He was a two time World Champion in 2004 and 2005 and a 2006 Paralympic silver medalist in Torino.
During the 2002 World Championship he played second for team England, finishing in sixth place.[2]
Dickson died on 15 February 2013 at the Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy.[3]
Teams
Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Events |
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2001–02 | Ian Wakenshaw | Noel Thomas | Ken Dickson | Ewan Park | Joan Reed | WWhCC 2002 (6th) ( England) | |
2003–04 | Frank Duffy | Michael McCreadie | Ken Dickson | Angie Malone | James Sellar | Jane Sanderson | WWhCC 2004 ( Scotland) |
2004–05 | Frank Duffy | Ken Dickson | Murray Cran | Margaret Easton | SWhCC 2005 [4] | ||
2004–05 | Frank Duffy | Michael McCreadie | Tom Killin | Angie Malone | Ken Dickson | Jane Sanderson | WWhCC 2005 ( Scotland) |
2005–06 | Frank Duffy | Michael McCreadie | Tom Killin | Angie Malone | Ken Dickson | Tom Pendreigh | WPG 2006 ( United Kingdom) |
References
- ^ Ken Dickson at World Curling
- ^ "World Wheelchair Curling Championships 2002". World Curling Federation. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ "Remembering Ken Dickson". Scottish Curling. 18 February 2013. Archived from the original on 19 July 2020.
- ^ Scottish wheelchair curling champions - Scottish Curling
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