Rod Dixon

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Rod Dixon
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  New Zealand

Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1972 Munich
1500 metres

Rodney Phillip "Rod" Dixon (born 13 July 1950) is a former New Zealand middle- to long-distance runner. He won the bronze medal in the 1500 metres at the 1972 Olympics in Munich, and in 1983 won the New York City Marathon.




Contents






  • 1 Biography


  • 2 Personal Bests


  • 3 Achievements


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links





Biography


Dixon was born on 13 July 1950 in Nelson, New Zealand.


He first represented New Zealand at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich , finishing third in the 1500 metres. At the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch
he finished fourth in the 1500 metres. His time of 3:33.89 (officially 3:33.9) was the fifth fastest ever at the time and remained Dixon's lifetime best for the distance. He then moved up to the 5000 metres and was ranked first in the world for the event in 1975 by Track & Field News magazine.


In the 5000 metres at the 1976 Montreal Olympics Dixon finished fourth behind four-time Olympic Champion Lasse Virén, teammate Dick Quax and Klaus-Peter Hildenbrand whose last second dive/fall denied Dixon a second Olympic bronze medal.[1]


After missing the 1980 Summer Olympics due to the boycott[2] Dixon took third place at the 1982 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. Dixon also turned to road-running and was one of the more successful athletes on the US road racing circuit in the early '80s, including wins at the Falmouth Road Race (1980), Bay to Breakers (1982 & 1983), the Lynchburg, Virginia 10 miler (1981 & 1983), and the Philadelphia Half-Marathon (1980, 1981). His gradual move to longer distances culminated in his 1983 marathon victory in New York City.[3][4] He finished 10th in the marathon at the 1984 Summer Olympics.


Unable to compete due to an injury, Dixon guided a blind runner in the 1985 Bay to Breakers.[5] At the 1985 New York Marathon, Dixon served as the first host for the participatory "Helmet Cam" as he followed the lead pack for a mile during the race.[5][6]



Personal Bests



































































Distance Time Place
Date
800 m 1:47.6
1500 m 3:33.89 Christchurch 1974
1 mile 3:53.62 Stockholm 1975
3000m 7:43.46 Cologne 1976
3000 m Steeplechase 8:29
2 miles 8:14.4 Oslo 1979
5000 m 13:17.27 Stockholm 1976
10000 m 28:11.0
Half marathon 1:02:12 NR
 Philadelphia 1981
Marathon 2:08:59 New York 1983


Achievements




































Year
 Competition
 Venue
 Position
 Event
 Notes
Representing  New Zealand
1972
Olympic Games
Munich, West Germany
 3rd, Bronze Medal
 1500 metres
3:33.9
1982
1982 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Rome, Italy
 3rd, Bronze Medal
 11.978 km
 34:01
1984
Olympic Games
Los Angeles, United States
 10th
 Marathon
2:12:57


References





  1. ^ See Matti Hannus, "The Montreal Olympic Book" / Montrealin Olympiakirja, published in Finland in 1976; Mauno Saari, "Lasse Viren: The Secrets of Running" / Lasse Viren: Juoksemisen salaisuudet, published in Finland in 1979.


  2. ^ "1980 Moscow Olympics boycott". nzhistory.net.nz. Retrieved 22 August 2010..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  3. ^ Interview with Rod Dixon showing the finish on YouTube.


  4. ^ http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1121435/index.htm Sports Illustrated


  5. ^ ab Wason, Tim (22 May 1985). "Bay-to-Breakers race a time for celebrating fun aspect of sports". The Christian Science Monitor. Boston. p. 18. Retrieved 2 February 2011.


  6. ^ Wilner, Barry (27 October 1985). "Rod Dixon to Wear Camera on His Head During Today's New York City Marathon". Los Angeles Times.




External links



  • Biography at New Zealand Olympic Committee website

  • Page with Photo at Sporting Heroes















Sporting positions
Preceded by
United Kingdom Brendan Foster
Men's 3.000 m best year performance
1975–1976
 Succeeded by
West Germany Karl Fleschen
Awards
Preceded by
Les Mills
Lonsdale Cup of the New Zealand Olympic Committee
1972
 Succeeded by
Jack Foster













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