Dickenson finished second behind
Adam Barnard in the hammer throw event at the
1975 AAA Championships but by virtue of being the highest placed British athlete was considered the
British hammer throw champion. Dickenson represented
Great Britain at two consecutive Olympics, starting in 1976 in
Montreal, where he finished in 14th place in the
hammer throw, throwing 68.52 metres. he represented
England in the hammer throw event, at the
1978 Commonwealth Games in
Edmonton, Canada. His second Olympic appearance came at the 1980 Olympics Games in
Moscow, where he represented
Great Britain again in the hammer. A former schoolteacher, Dickenson worked in local government and the private sector before starting with
BBC television. He commentated on every
Olympic Games Winter and Summer from 1992 until his death. Best known for his commentary work on
athletics he also worked on basketball, volleyball, weightlifting, canoe slalom, yachting, bobsleigh, skeleton, luge, cross country skiing, speed skating and ski jumping. He was also the lead commentator, and occasional presenter, of the BBC's coverage of the
World's Strongest Man events for over a decade. Dickenson died at home on 26 November 2024, at the age of 74. == Personal bests ==