Ken Dickson
Ken Dickson (1 July 1946 – 15 February 2013) was a Scottish and British wheelchair curler.
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| Born | 1 July 1946 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 15 February 2013 (aged 66) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Member Association | Scotland United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Wheelchair Championship appearances | 3 (2002, 2004, 2005) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Paralympic appearances | 1 (2006) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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 2002 World Championship he played second for team England, finishing in sixth place.
Dickson died on 15 February 2013 at the Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy.
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