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British high jumper

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.

Career

Dickinson finished third behind Frenchman Pierre Lewden in the high jump event at the 1923 AAA Championships.

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

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.

External links

1924 Great Britain Olympic Athletics Team
Men's track & road athletes
Men's field athletes


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