Great Olympians

Biographies - DIX


Fred Dix

B. 1883-06, Cley next the Sea, England, Great Britain; D. 1966-02-18
Speed Skating
1924 1928 HP
Men's 500 m 23rd 30th 0.266
Men's 1500 m 28th 0.0256
Men's 5000 m 32nd 0.004
0.2956


Joan Dix

B. 1918-08-03, Raunds, England, Great Britain; D. 1991
Figure Skating
1932 HP
Women's Individual 10th 150
150


Peter Thomas Stanley Dix

B. 1953-05-06, Dublin, Ireland; D. 1988-12-21
Sailing
1976 HP
Two Person Dinghy (470) 23rd 0.32
0.32

He was a victim om the Lockerbie airplane bombing.


Robert Dix

B. 1953-02-02, represented Ireland
Sailing
1976 HP
Two Person Dinghy (470) 23rd 0.32
0.32


Ute Dix

B. 1955-09-10, Reichenbach, Sachsen, Germany, represented East Germany
Speed Skating
1976 HP
Women's 500 metres 20th 1
Women's 1000 metres 21st 0.64
1.64


William John "Bill" Dixon

B. 1912-11-09, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Rowing
1936 HP
Men's Double Sculls sixth 800
800


Charles Percy Dixon

B. 1873-02-07, Great Britain; D. 1939-04-29
Tennis (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
1908 1912 HP
Men's Singles QF 538.1
Men's Singles, covered courts silver 5000
Men's Doubles bronze 1170
Men's Doubles, covered courts bronze 1920
Mixed Doubles, covered courts gold 4800
1708 11720 13428

Olympic Competitor nr 3186


Charvin Harper Dixon

B. 1954-09-19, Nogales, Ariz., USA
Shooting
1976 HP
Trap 11th 96
96


Craig Kline Dixon

B. 1926-03-03, Los Angeles, Cal, USA
Athletics (1 bronze)
1948 HP
Men's 110 m Hurdles bronze 3840
3840


Diane Lynn Dixon

B. 1964-09-23, New York, NY, USA
Athletics - Track & Field (1 gold, 1 silver)
1984 1988 HP
Women's 400 metres fifth 1000
Women's 4x400 m Relay (gold) silver 1064
2064


Frank Dixon

Olympic Competitor nr 4779


Frederick Arthur "Fred" Dixon

B. 1949-11-05, Los Angeles, Cal., USA
Athletics - Track and Field
1976 HP
Men's Decathlon 23rd 0.384
0.384


George Dixon

B. 1901-04-10, Vallejo, Cal., USA; D. 1991-08-23
Rugby (1 gold)
1924 HP
Men's Rugby gold 3200
3200


Leonard Dixon

B. 1896-05-12, Durban, then Natal Colony, by 1920 South Africa; D. 1951-11-21
Athletics
1920 HP
Men's 100 m R1:3rd 0.023
0.023


Michael "Mike" Dixon

B. 1962-11-21, Kingussie, Scotland, Great Britain
Cross-Country Skiing & Biathlon
1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 HP
Men's 15 km 60th -7.10
Men's 4 x 10 km Relay 14th 4
Men's Biathlon 10 km Sprint 21st 60th 47th 74th 0.64
Men's Biathlon 20 km 13th 12th 54th 33rd 79th 55.6
Men's Biathlon 4x7.5 km Relay 13th 18th 17th 19th 7.93
68.17


Reg Dixon

B. 1900-04-01, Peterborough, Ont., Canada; D. 1982-12-06
Sailing
1932 1936 HP
One-person Dinghy (Snowbird) fifth 1509.6
One-person Dinghy (Olympiajolle) 16th
1509.6


Richard Dixon

Olympic Competitor nr 4574

He was born in Australia but came to England as a child.


(Thomas) Robin (Valerian) Dixon

B. 1935-04-21, London, England, Great Britain
Bobsleigh
1964 1968 HP
Two−Man gold fifth 9250
Four−Man 12th 8th 222
9472


Rodney Phillip "Rod" Dixon

B. 1950-07-13, Nelson, New Zealand
Athletics - Track & Field (1 bronze)
1972 1976 1980 1984 HP
Men's 1500 metres bronze 2560
Men's 5000 metres fourth 1600
Men's Marathon 10th 150
4310


Written 2001-02-07 - last modified 2024-01-28

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