Dick Thompson (athlete)

Dick Thompson
Dick Thompson competing
Personal information
BornDecember 1930
Tynemouth, England
Died1993
St Oswald's Hospice, Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Sport
Country Great Britain
SportJavelin, club throw, shot put, wheelchair basketball, fencing
Medal record
Paralympic Games
Athletics
Rome 1960Men's Club Throw A
Rome 1960Men's Javelin A
Rome 1960Men's Javelin B
Rome 1960Men's Precision Javelin A
Tokyo 1964Men's Club Throw A
Tokyo 1964Men's Javelin A
Tokyo 1964Men's Shot Put A
Rome 1960Men's Shot Put A
Tokyo 1964Men's Wheelchair Dash Above T10
Tokyo 1964Men's pentathlon 1
Tel Aviv 1968Men's 100 m A
Tel Aviv 1968Men's Javelin A
Wheelchair Basketball
Rome 1960Men's Tournament Class A
Tokyo 1964Men's Tournament A Complete
Rome 1960Men's Tournament Class B

Dick Thompson (December 1930 – 1993) was a British Paralympic athlete who won six gold medals competing in track and field events. Thompson was most successful at the 1960 Summer Paralympics, winning three golds in the javelin events, a gold in the club throw, a bronze in the shot put, and two medals with the men's wheelchair basketball team.

Thompson married fellow Paralympian Diane Gubbin. He died in 1993, aged 62, at St Oswald's Hospice in Newcastle.

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