Alan Dick (15 April 1930 – 5 January 2002) was a British sprinter. He competed in the men's 400 metres at the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952, were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1952 in Helsinki, Finland. After Japan declared in ...

. He also represented

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and won a

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in the 4 x 440 Yard Relay at the

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, Canada. He won gold medal in the 4 x 440 yards event with Peter Higgins,

Peter Fryer Peter Fryer (18 February 1927 – 31 October 2006) was an English Marxist writer and journalist. Among his most influential works is the 1984 book '' Staying Power: The History of Black People in Britain''. Early life Peter Fryer was born near ...

and Derek Johnson.

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* 1930 births 2002 deaths British male sprinters English male sprinters Olympic athletes for Great Britain Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Place of birth missing Medallists at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Sportspeople from Sunderland 20th-century English sportsmen Commonwealth Games gold medallists in athletics {{England-sprint-athletics-bio-stub