Marcus Dickson

Marcus Dickson
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Northern Irish)
Bornc.1928
Northern Ireland
Sport
SportSports 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. ^ a b "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. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  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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