Alan Dick

Alan Dick
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born(1930-04-15)15 April 1930
Sunderland, England
Died5 January 2002(2002-01-05) (aged 71)
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
SportSprinting
Event
400 metres
ClubAchilles Club
Medal record
Athletics
Representing  England
British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place1954 Vancouver4 x 440 Relay

Alan Dick (15 April 1930 – 5 January 2002) was a British sprinter who competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Biography

At the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki, he competed men's 400 metres event.

He also represented England and participated in the 440 yards event at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, Canada.

He also won the gold medal in the 4 x 440 yards event with Peter Higgins, Peter Fryer and Derek Johnson.

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alan Dick". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  2. ↑ Alan Dick at Olympedia
  3. ↑ "England pick strong team for Empire Games". Halifax Evening Courier. 22 June 1954. Retrieved 18 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 14 April 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  5. ↑ "1954 Athletes". Team England.
  6. ↑ "Vancouver 1954 Team". Team England. Retrieved 24 April 2025.