Ken Dickson

Scottish and British wheelchair curler and Paralympian

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

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

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