Dick_Thompson_(athlete)

Dick Thompson (athlete)

Dick Thompson (athlete)

British Paralympic athlete

Dick Thompson (December 1930 – 1993) was a British Paralympic athlete who won six gold medals competing in track and field events.[1][2] 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.[3]

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Thompson married fellow Paralympian Diane Gubbin. He died in 1993, aged 62, at St Oswald's Hospice in Newcastle.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "IPC Historical Results Archive". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
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    "Dick Thompson".
  3. [3]
    Liam McCann (28 March 2006). The Olympics: Facts, Figures and Fun. Facts, Figures & Fun. p. 84.
  4. [4]
    "Dick Thompson". National Paralympic Heritage Trust. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
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