Peter Dickson (rower)
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Born | 27 August 1945 | ||||||||||||||
Died | 27 June 2008 | ||||||||||||||
Education | Shore School | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||
Club | Leichhardt Rowing Club | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Peter Dickson (27 August 1945 – 27 June 2008) was an Australian representative rower. He was a four time national champion who won a silver medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Club and state rowing
Dickson was born in
In the five seasons from 1964[3] to 1968 he was selected in New South Wales state eights which contested the King's Cup at the Australian Interstate Regatta. Those New South Wales crew were national champions in 1965,[4] 1967 and 1968.[5] At the 1966 Australian Rowing Championships in a composite SRC/SUBC crew Dickson, John Ranch, Chris Stevens, Alf Duval and cox Brian Thomas won the Australian coxed four title.[6]
International representative rowing
Dickson was chosen to represent Australia in a Trans-Tasman regatta against New Zealand in 1965 rowing in the six seat of the men's eight. That crew placed second in both of its match races.[7] In 1966 Dickson was selected to stroke the Australian men's coxed four which competed at the second ever World Rowing Championships in Bled, Yugoslavia and placed eighth.[8] In 1968 he was seated at five in the Australian men's eight which won the silver medal at the Mexico Olympics.[9]
Personal and professional
Peter Dickson's father Richard Dickson was the chairman of
References
- ^ "Fighting spirit to the end for silver medallist". The Sydney Morning Herald. 21 August 2008. Archived from the original on 27 October 2022.
- ^ "Leichhardt History at Guerin-Foster". Archived from the original on 26 September 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
- ^ "1964 Interstate Regatta". Archived from the original on 26 September 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- ^ "1965 Interstate Regatta". Archived from the original on 24 September 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- ^ "1968 Interstate Regatta". Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- ^ 1966 Australian Championships
- ^ 1965 Trans Tasman series
- ^ "1966 World Championships". Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- ^ "1968 Olympics". Archived from the original on 24 October 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- ^ "Fighting spirit to the end for silver medallist". The Sydney Morning Herald. 21 August 2008. Archived from the original on 27 October 2022.