Mike Dixon (biathlete)
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| Full name | Michael Dixon | ||||||
| Nickname(s) | Mike | ||||||
| Born |
21 November 1962 Fort William, Scotland, United Kingdom |
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| Residence |
Aviemore, Scotland, United Kingdom |
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| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||
| Website | mikedixonolympian.co.uk | ||||||
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| Sport |
Biathlon Cross-country skiing |
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| Club | 35 Engineer Regiment Hameln | ||||||
| World Cup debut | 18 December 1986 | ||||||
| Retired | 20 February 2002 | ||||||
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| Teams |
5 (1988, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2002) 1 (1984) |
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| Medals | 0 | ||||||
| World Championships | |||||||
| Teams | 14 (1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001) | ||||||
| Medals | 0 | ||||||
| World Cup | |||||||
| Seasons | 16 (1986/87–2001/02) | ||||||
| All podiums | 0 | ||||||
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Staff Sergeant Michael Dixon (born 21 November 1962), is a combat engineer in the British Armed Forces who has represented Great Britain at six Olympic Games in cross-country skiing and biathlon. He is only the seventh athlete from any country to have competed at six Winter Games and is one of fewer than fifty athletes to have competed in at least six Olympic Games.
At the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, he competed as a cross-country skier, coming 60th in the 15 km and 14th in the 4x10km relay. Shortly afterwards, he switched to the Biathlon for the rest of his career, competing in his first event at the Biathlon World Championships in 1987 at Lake Placid.
At the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, he came 21st in the 10 km sprint, 13th in the 20 km, and 13th in the 4 x 7.5 km relay.
At the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, he came 60th in the 10 km sprint, 12th in the 20 km, and 18th in the 4 x 7.5 km relay. In the 20km race, he was one of only three competitors (including gold medallist Yevgeniy Redkin) not to miss any targets.
At the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, illness forced him into 54th place in the 20 km. His team came 17th in the 4 x 7.5 km relay. He was Britain's flag bearer at these Games, as he would be for the 1998 and 2002 Games as well.
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