Robert Dickinson (athlete)

Robert Dickinson
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born(1901-05-20)20 May 1901
Corbridge, England
Died5 March 1981(1981-03-05) (aged 79)
Stocksfield, England
Sport
SportAthletics
EventHigh jump
ClubUniversity of Oxford AC

Robert Joicey Dickinson (20 May 1901 – 5 March 1981) was a British athlete, who competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[1]

Career

Dickinson finished third behind Frenchman Pierre Lewden in the high jump event at the 1923 AAA Championships.[2][3][4]

At the 1924 Olympic Games, Dickinson competed in the men's high jump.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Robert Dickinson". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Liddell creates new record". Pall Mall Gazette. 7 July 1923. Retrieved 8 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Athletic Championships". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 9 July 1923. Retrieved 8 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  5. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Robert Dickinson Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2017.


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