Sam Dickinson (triathlete)

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Sam Dickinson
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Dickinson at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full nameSamuel Dickinson
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1997-07-11) 11 July 1997 (age 27)
York, England
Sport
SportTriathlon
Medal record
Men's triathlon
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Birmingham Mixed relay
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Paris Mixed relay
World Triathlon Mixed Relay Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Montréal Mixed relay

Samuel "Sam" Dickinson (born 11 July 1997) is an English professional triathlete. He has represented England at the Commonwealth Games, where he won a gold medal. [1] [2]

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Early life

Educated at St Peter's School, York, [3] He graduated from the University of Leeds with a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Sports Science and Physiology. [4]

Dickinson won a silver medal as part of the British team that won the mixed relay at the 2022 World Triathlon Mixed Relay Championships in Montreal. [5]

Career

In 2022, he was selected for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham where he competed in men's event, finishing in 19th place. However as part of the mixed relay team he won a gold medal in the mixed relay event, where he was joined by Alex Yee, Sophie Caldwell and Georgia Taylor-Brown in the winning team. [1] [5] [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Official Commonwealth Games profile". Birmingham Organising Committee Commonwealth Games Ltd. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  2. "Samuel Dickinson profile". World Triathlon. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  3. "York triathlete has sights on Commonwealth Games after World Series debut". 7 June 2021.
  4. "Sam Dickinson: the race to Commonwealth gold". University of Leeds. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  5. 1 2 "Team England profile". Team England. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
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