Ken Dickson

Ken Dickson
Curler
 ♂
Born(1946-07-01)1 July 1946
Died15 February 2013(2013-02-15) (aged 66)
Kirkcaldy
Curling career
Member Association Scotland
 United Kingdom
World Wheelchair Championship
appearances		3 (2002, 2004, 2005)
Paralympic
appearances		1 (2006)
Medal record
Wheelchair curling
Winter Paralympics
Silver medal – second place 2006 Torino
World Wheelchair Championship
Gold medal – first place 2004 Sursee
Gold medal – first place 2005 Glasgow

Ken Dickson ((1946-07-01)1 July 1946 – (2013-02-15)15 February 2013) was a Scottish and British wheelchair curler.[1]

Ken 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
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 1st place, gold medalist(s) ( Scotland)
2004–05 Frank Duffy Ken Dickson Murray Cran Margaret Easton SWhCC 2005 1st place, gold medalist(s)[4]
2004–05 Frank Duffy Michael McCreadie Tom Killin Angie Malone Ken Dickson Jane Sanderson WWhCC 2005 1st place, gold medalist(s) ( Scotland)
2005–06 Frank Duffy Michael McCreadie Tom Killin Angie Malone Ken Dickson Tom Pendreigh WPG 2006 2nd place, silver medalist(s) ( United Kingdom)

References

  1. ^ Ken Dickson at World Curling Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "World Wheelchair Curling Championships 2002". World Curling Federation. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Remembering Ken Dickson". Scottish Curling. 18 February 2013. Archived from the original on 19 July 2020.
  4. ^ Scottish wheelchair curling champions - Scottish Curling


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