Basil Dickinson
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John Basil Charles Dickinson (25 April 1915 – 7 October 2013)[1] was an Australian athlete who competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
Biogrsphy
Born in Queanbeyan, Dickinson attended Sydney Boys High School, graduating in 1932.[2] At the 1936 Summer Olympics he struggled with an injury; after finishing 16th in the triple jump he withdrew from the long jump.[3][4]
Dickinson won the Australian title in the triple jump in 1934 and 1936–37. He finished second behind fellow Australian Jack Metcalfe in the triple jump event at the British 1936 AAA Championships.[5][6][7]
One month later he was selected to represent Australia at the 1936 Olympic Games held in Berlin.[8]
At the 1938 Empire Games, he earned bronze medals in both the long jump and triple jump, and in 1939 he won the New South Wales decathlon title. This was his last athletics competition, as the same year he enlisted in the Second Australian Imperial Force.[9][10] After World War II he worked in insurance and remained involved in athletics as an administrator. He was the chief judge of the jumping events at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics.[3][1]
After the death of Bill Roycroft on 29 May 2011, Dickinson was recognised as Australia's oldest surviving Olympian,[11][12] and as the last surviving member of the Australian 1936 Olympic team. He died on 7 October 2013, aged 98.[3][4]
References
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- ↑ a b Our oldest olympian born in Queanbeyan – Triple jumper has fond memories. The Queanbeyan Age. 20 July 2007
- ↑ Sydney High School – Australian Sporting Representatives Script error: No such module "webarchive".. (PDF) . Retrieved on 25 August 2015.
- ↑ a b c Basil Dickinson Script error: No such module "webarchive".. sports-reference.com
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- ↑ Australia's oldest Olympian dies at 95. The Age. 13 February 2008
- ↑ Games out of step with its creed, says Australia's oldest Olympian. Theaustralian.com.au. Retrieved on 25 August 2015.
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External links
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- Basil Dickinson at Australian Athletics Historical Results
- Basil Dickinson – Australian Olympic Committee
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- 1915 births
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- Australian male triple jumpers
- Australian male long jumpers
- Olympic athletes for Australia
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1938 British Empire Games
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia
- Australian Army personnel of World War II
- Sportspeople from Queanbeyan
- Sportsmen from New South Wales
- Medallists at the 1938 British Empire Games
- Australian Athletics Championships winners
- People educated at Sydney Boys High School
- 20th-century Australian sportsmen
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in athletics