Fred Dixon (athlete)
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| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
| Born | November 5, 1949 Los Angeles, California, United States | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Decathlon | ||||||||||||||
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Fred Dixon (born November 5, 1949) is an American athlete. He competed in the men's decathlon at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[1] While Dixon had hopes of a medal, he was injured during his flight of the 110 metres hurdles. Dixon struggled to continue but after a no height in the pole vault, he finished in 23rd place.[2]
Dixon finished in second place at the
Dixon appeared in a reunion win Jenner on an episode of
"Bruce was one of the best athletes who ever existed. Now, to see that photo ... somehow it doesn't compute." "I look at it and I don't understand it. I'm not in any way judging him ... but it's very different." "The soul that was and is Bruce Jenner is still my friend. I don't understand what's going on now ... but he's still my friend."
— Fred Dixon[6]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Fred Dixon Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
- ^ Deford, Frank. "Heading For The 11th Event". Retrieved January 26, 2018.
- ^ "IAAF: Fred Dixon - Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
- ^ "Track and Field Statistics".
- ^ "Coffman's decathlon dream derailed". Christian Science Monitor. June 27, 1980. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
- ^ "Bruce Jenner's Olympic Teammate -- "It's Courageous ... But I Don't Get It"". Retrieved January 26, 2018.
External links
- Fred Dixon at World Athletics
- Fred Dixon at Olympedia
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