Dick Thompson (athlete)
Dick Thompson (December 1930 – 1993) was a British Paralympic athlete who won six gold medals competing in track and field events. Thompson was most successful at the 1960 Summer Paralympics, winning three golds in the javelin events, a gold in the club throw, a bronze in the shot put, and two medals with the men's wheelchair basketball team.
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| Born | December 1930 Tynemouth, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1993 St Oswald's Hospice, Newcastle upon Tyne, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Javelin, club throw, shot put, wheelchair basketball, fencing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Thompson married fellow Paralympian Diane Gubbin. He died in 1993, aged 62, at St Oswald's Hospice in Newcastle.
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