Alan Dick

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Alan Dick (born April 15, 1930 in Sunderland , Tyne and Wear , † February 2002 ) was a British sprinter who specialized in the 400-meter run .

At the Olympic Games in Helsinki in 1952 he reached the quarter-finals in the individual competition and came in fifth place in the 4 x 400 meter relay with the British team.

In 1954 he was sixth at the British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver over 440 yards and won with the English team in the 4-times-440-yard relay. At the European Athletics Championships in Bern , he was eliminated over 400 m in the semi-finals.

He set his personal best of 48.0 s in 1952.

Web links

  • Alan Dick in the database of TOPS in athletics (English)
  • Alan Dick in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
personal data
SURNAME Dick, Alan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British sprinter
DATE OF BIRTH April 15, 1930
PLACE OF BIRTH Sunderland (Tyne and Wear)
DATE OF DEATH February 2002