Mike Dixon (biathlete)

Michael " Mike" Dixon ( born November 21, 1962 in Fort William) is a former British biathlete and cross-country skiers.

Michael Dixon, a member of the British armed forces, is married and lives in Aviemore. He began his athletic career as a cross country skier. He participated in Sarajevo at the 1984 Winter Olympics. With the season he reached the 14th place, about 15 kilometers, he finished 60th place. In 1986 he started for the first time in Hochfilzen in a sprint race in biathlon, finishing in 71st place. In 1987, he decided to change the final biathlon. A year later, he started for the first time in his new sport at the Winter Olympics. In Calgary he finished third in the individual 13th place in the sprint to 21 and with the season also finished 13th The 1992 games were his most successful. In the sprint Although he was only 60 but he reached the 12th place in the individual. 1994 Lillehammer Dixon was 54th in the sprint in 1998 in Nagano 33 in singles and 47th in the sprint. In Salt Lake City, he started in 2002 with his sixth and final games, but finished at the advanced age of 39 years, only the 79th rank in singles and 74th in the sprint. With six appearances at Olympic Games Dixon is a British record holder.

1987-1989, 1993 and 1995-2001 appeared eleven times at Dixon at Biathlon World Championships. His best result was the 36th place in singles at the Biathlon World Championships in Oslo in 1999. 127 times he competed in World Cup races (including relays ). His best finish was apart from its two top -15 finishes at the Olympic Games 20th place in the sprint of Steinkjer in the 1988/89 season. Dixon is still the most successful British biathlete. He was an excellent marksman and was therefore particularly successful in shooting -heavy races such as the individual. National he started until the end of the 2000s in competitions and even championships.

The soldier Dixon at 35 Engineer Regiment stationed Hamelin and holds the rank of Sergeant. Dixon has been awarded the British Empire Medal, and a Member of the Order of the British Empire. In addition to the Japanese Seiko Hashimoto, who reached his participation at the Olympic Summer and Winter Games speed skating and cycling and the Italian Gerda Weißensteiner, which started in luge and bobsledding, Dixon is the only Olympian who participated in more than one sport in six different games.

Biathlon World Cup rankings

The table shows all placements (depending on the year, including hosting the Olympic Games and World Championships ).