Ken Dickson

Ken Dickson ((1946-07-01)1 July 1946 – (2013-02-15)15 February 2013) was a Scottish and British wheelchair curler.^[1]

Ken Dickson
Curler  ♂
Born	(1946-07-01)1 July 1946
Died	15 February 2013(2013-02-15) (aged 66) Kirkcaldy
Curling career
Member Association	Scotland  United Kingdom
World Wheelchair Championship appearances	3 (2002, 2004, 2005)
Paralympic appearances	1 (2006)
Medal record Wheelchair curling Winter Paralympics 2006 Torino World Wheelchair Championship 2004 Sursee 2005 Glasgow

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.^[2]

Dickson died on 15 February 2013 at the Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy.^[3]

Teams

Season	Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Alternate	Coach	Events
2001–02	Ian Wakenshaw	Noel Thomas	Ken Dickson	Ewan Park		Joan Reed	WWhCC 2002 (6th) ( England)
2003–04	Frank Duffy	Michael McCreadie	Ken Dickson	Angie Malone	James Sellar	Jane Sanderson	WWhCC 2004 ( Scotland)
2004–05	Frank Duffy	Ken Dickson	Murray Cran	Margaret Easton			SWhCC 2005 [4]
2004–05	Frank Duffy	Michael McCreadie	Tom Killin	Angie Malone	Ken Dickson	Jane Sanderson	WWhCC 2005 ( Scotland)
2005–06	Frank Duffy	Michael McCreadie	Tom Killin	Angie Malone	Ken Dickson	Tom Pendreigh	WPG 2006 ( United Kingdom)

References

1. Ken Dickson on the World Curling database
2. "World Wheelchair Curling Championships 2002". World Curling Federation. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
3. "Remembering Ken Dickson". Scottish Curling. 18 February 2013. Archived from the original on 19 July 2020.
4. Scottish wheelchair curling champions - Scottish Curling

External links

• Ken Dickson at World Curling
• Ken Dickson at Paralympic.org