Marcus Dickson

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Marcus Dickson
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Northern Irish)
Bornc.1928
Northern Ireland
Sport
Sport Sports shooting
Event
50m rifle prone
ClubCo.Derry X.B. Rifle Club

Marcus Dickson (born c.1928) is a former sports shooter from Northern Ireland, who competed at the Commonwealth Games.

Biography

Dickson was a grocer and egg exporter, based in Garvagh, County Londonderry [1] and was a member of the County Derry X.B. Rifle Club. [2]

He represented Great Britain at small-bore rifle shooting and by 1966 was a six-times champion of Northern Ireland, in addition to five-times U.S.R.A. champion. [1]

Dickson represented the 1966 Northern Irish Team [3] at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, [4] participating in the 50 metres rifle prone event. [5]

He competed at the 1974 Commonwealth Championships in Scotland [6] and was an accomplished billiards and snooker player, playing for Coleraine at the highest level in Northern Ireland. [7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Games Choice is Good" . Ireland's Saturday Night. 25 June 1966. p. 4. Retrieved 20 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Shooting" . Ireland's Saturday Night. 31 December 1966. p. 15. Retrieved 20 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "No surprises in Games Team" . Belfast News-Letter. 21 June 1966. p. 11. Retrieved 20 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Graham, Chivers, Neely for Jamaica" . Belfast Telegraph. 13 July 1966. p. 12. Retrieved 20 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Northern Ireland Kingston 1966". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  6. ↑ "We lag behind Dickson" . Ireland's Saturday Night. 5 October 1974. p. 8. Retrieved 20 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "Billiards - Snooker" . Belfast Telegraph. 28 January 1971. p. 18. Retrieved 20 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
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