David Dickson (swimmer)

David Dickson
Personal information
Full nameDavid Gavin Dickson
National teamAustralia
Born (1941-02-20) 20 February 1941 (age 83)
Batu Gajah, British Malaya
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Australia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1960 Rome 4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1964 Tokyo 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1964 Tokyo 4×100 m medley
British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1962 Perth 4×440 yd freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1962 Perth 4×440 yd medley
Bronze medal – third place 1962 Perth 110 yd freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1966 Kingston 4×440 yd freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1966 Kingston 4×880 yd freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1966 Kingston 110 yd freestyle

David Gavin Dickson (born 20 February 1941)[1] is an Australian freestyle swimmer who won three bronze medals in freestyle and medley relay events at the 1960 Summer Olympics and the 1964 Summer Olympics in Rome and Tokyo respectively.

  1. ^ "David Dickson Olympic medals and stats". Archived from the original on 5 January 2010. Retrieved 13 February 2009.