Robin Dixon, 3rd Baron Glentoran
| Medal record | ||
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| Bobsleigh | ||
Representing  United Kingdom
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1964 Innsbruck | Two-man |
| World Championships | ||
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1965 St. Moritz | Two-man |
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1963 Igls | Two-man |
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1966 Cortina d'Ampezzo | Two-man |
Major Thomas "Robin" Valerian Dixon, 3rd Baron Glentoran CBE (born 21 April 1935) is a former British bobsledder and Northern Irish politician, known as Robin Dixon. He is a former Conservative Party Shadow Minister for the Olympics.
Dixon was educated at Eton and Grenoble in France. After university, he served with the Grenadier Guards from 1954 to 1966 including service in the Cyprus Emergency
In 1964 Dixon was granted leave from the army to participate in the 1964 Winter Olympics at Innsbruck and it was here that he won the gold medal in the Two-man Bobsleigh as brakeman to Tony Nash and was awarded a MBE a year later. Nash and Dixon also won three medals in the two-man event at the FIBT World Championships with one gold (1965) and two bronzes (1963, 1966).
Dixon retained his sporting links throughout his life: he was President of the Jury at the 1976 Winter Olympics, set up the Ulster Games Foundation in 1983, and was appointed Chairman of the Northern Ireland Tall Ships Council in 1987. He has been President of the British Bobsleigh Association since 1987.
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