Ken Dickson Explained

Ken Dickson
Gender:male
Birth Date:1 July 1946
Death Place:Kirkcaldy
Member Association:
World Wheelchair Championship Appearances:3
Paralympic Appearances:1 (2006)

Ken Dickson (1 July 1946 –) 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 he played second for team England, finishing in sixth place.[1]

Dickson died on 15 February 2013 at the Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy.[2]

Teams

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateCoachEvents
2001–02Ken Dickson (6th)
2003–04Ken Dickson
2004–05Frank Duffy Ken Dickson Murray Cran Margaret Easton SWhCC 2005 [3]
2004–05Frank Duffy Michael McCreadie Angie Malone Ken Dickson Jane Sanderson
2005–06Frank Duffy Michael McCreadie Tom Killin Angie Malone Ken Dickson WPG 2006

Notes and References

  1. Web site: World Wheelchair Curling Championships 2002 . World Curling Federation . 17 February 2021.
  2. Web site: Remembering Ken Dickson . Scottish Curling . 2013-02-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200719234630/https://www.scottishcurling.org/remembering-ken-dickson/ . 2020-07-19 .
  3. https://www.scottishcurling.org/comps/past-national-champions/scottish-wheelchair-curling-champions/ Scottish wheelchair curling champions - Scottish Curling