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Scottish and "British wheelchair curler." And Paralympian

Ken Dickson
 
Born(1946-07-01)1 July 1946
Died15 February 2013(2013-02-15) (aged 66)
Curling career
Member Association Scotland
 United Kingdom
World Wheelchair Championship
appearances
3 (2002, 2004, 2005)
Paralympic
appearances
1 (2006)

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

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."

Dickson died on 15 February 2013 at the Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy.

Teamsβ€»

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)
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)

Referencesβ€»

  1. ^ Ken Dickson on the World Curling database 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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