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Men's Hammer Final.
Commonwealth Games 1978
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| 1. Peter FARMER |
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AUS |
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71.10 |
| 2. Scott NEILSON |
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CAN |
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69.92 |
| 3. Chris BLACK |
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SCO |
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68.14 |
| 4. Paul DICKENSON |
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ENG |
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66.42 |
| 5. Jim WHITEHEAD |
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ENG |
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65.48 |
| 6. Ian CHIPCHASE |
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ENG |
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64.80 |
| 7. Martin GIRVAN |
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NIR |
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60.86 |
| 8. Gus PUOPOLO |
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AUS |
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59.74 |
Personal bests.
Hammer throw 73.20 m 1976
Discus throw 50.78 m 1980
Paul Dickenson competed as an athlete for 10 years and was a British and Commonwealth
record holder for the hammer.
He competed in the 1976 and 1980 Olympics, and was also captain of the
Great Britain and England athletics teams.
A former schoolteacher, Dickenson worked in local government and the private
sector before starting with BBC television. He commentated on every Olympic Games
Winter and Summer between 1992 and 2012.
Best known for his commentary work on athletics he also worked on Basketball, Volleyball,
Weightlifting, Canoe Slalom, Yachting, Bobsleigh, Skeleton, Luge, Cross Country Skiing,
Speed Skating and Ski Jumping. He died on 26th November 2024 aged 74 at his home.