Robin Dixon, 3rd Baron Glentoran

Thomas Robin Valerian Dixon, 3rd Baron Glentoran CBE (* April 21, 1935 in London, called Robin Dixon ) is a British politician ( Conservative Party ) and former bobsledder. As a brakeman, he formed together with his pilot Anthony Nash is one of the most successful Zweierbobteams 1960s. Later he was manager of a building materials company. Since 1995 he is a member of the House of Lords.

Sports

Dixon was educated at Eton College and at the University of Grenoble. In 1961, he was looking for a replacement for its pilots Henry Taylor, in a car race had an accident, and came across Nash. Her first success was the third place in the World Cup 1963 in Igls. At the Olympic Winter Games in 1964 followed the same path of career highlight by winning the gold medal. In the third run, a bolt was broken off at its Bob, so that a start in the decisive fourth round would not have been possible. But the Italians Eugenio Monti, one of its toughest rivals, put a pin of his own Bob available.

At the World Championships 1965 in St. Moritz Dixon and Nash were again the fastest. The 1966 World Cup in Cortina d' Ampezzo, they finished in third place. At the end of the career followed at the Olympic Winter Games 1968, the fifth place on the path of L' Alpe d' Huez.

One of the curves of the Olympia Bob Run St. Moritz- Celerina is named after Nash and Dixon, the Nash - Dixon Corner.

Professional and policy

Dixon served from 1954 in the Grenadier Guards and rose to the rank of Major. In 1966 he left the army to be employed by Kodak in public relations. In 1971, he moved to Northern Ireland brickworks company Redland Tile and Brick Ltd.. As a manager, he built it into a major subsidiary of the building materials group Redland. Dixon was chairman of the jury of the Olympic Winter Games in 1976 and since 1987 has been President of the British Bobsportverbandes.

After the death of his father in 1995, inherited the title of Baron Dixon Glentoran and the associated seat in the House of Lords. For the conservative shadow government, he was in several areas "shadow minister" of his party: Northern Ireland (since 1999 ), industry ( 2004-2005), Sports ( 2005-2006), organization of the 2012 Summer Olympics (since 2007) and Wales (since 2007).

Since the entry into force of the House of Lords Act 1999 and the associated reform of the Upper House, he is one of 92 remaining Hereditary Peers, ie a Member who exercises his mandate as before due heirship, but is elected by the other hereditary peers.

Family

Dixon lives in Ballyclare in Northern Ireland. His grandfather Herbert Dixon had been from 1941 to 1943 Minister of Agriculture, his father Daniel Dixon Trade Minister 1953-1961 daughter Karen Straker was a successful eventer. ; she won a silver medal at both the 1988 Olympics and in the 1990 World Cup and 1991 European Champion (in each case in the team standings ).