Thomas Dickson (athlete)
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Thomas Dickson is a retired sprint
er from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
who specialized in the 400 metres
.
At the 1996 Summer Olympics
he participated in the 4 x 400 metres relay. The relay team, consisting of Eswort Coombs
, Dickson, Eversley Linley
and Erasto Sampson
, set a national record there with 3:06.52 minutes. His personal best time in the 400 metres is 46.94 seconds in the 400 metres, achieved in 1998.
Sprint (race)
Sprints are short running events in athletics and track and field. Races over short distances are among the oldest running competitions. The first 13 editions of the Ancient Olympic Games featured only one event—the stadion race, which was a race from one end of the stadium to the other...
er from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is an island country in the Lesser Antilles chain, namely in the southern portion of the Windward Islands, which lie at the southern end of the eastern border of the Caribbean Sea where the latter meets the Atlantic Ocean....
who specialized in the 400 metres
400 metres
The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a common sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 . On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and...
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At the 1996 Summer Olympics
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....
he participated in the 4 x 400 metres relay. The relay team, consisting of Eswort Coombs
Eswort Coombs
Eswort Lorenzo Brian Coombs is a retired track and field sprinter from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines who specialized in the 400 metres....
, Dickson, Eversley Linley
Eversley Linley
Eversley Augustus Linley is a retired sprinter from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines who specialized in the 400 metres and the 800 metres....
and Erasto Sampson
Erasto Sampson
Erasto Kambon Sampson is a retired sprinter from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines who specialized in the 100 metres and 400 metres....
, set a national record there with 3:06.52 minutes. His personal best time in the 400 metres is 46.94 seconds in the 400 metres, achieved in 1998.