Fred Dixon (born November 5, 1949) is an American athlete. He competed in the men's decathlon at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[1] While Dixon had hopes of a medal, he was injured during his flight of the 110 metres hurdles. Dixon struggled to continue but after a no height in the pole vault, he finished in 23rd place.[2]
Fred Dixon
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(1949-11-05) November 5, 1949 (age 73) Los Angeles, California, United States
Dixon appeared in a reunion win Jenner on an episode of Keeping up with the Kardashians before Jenner had transitioned to Caitlyn Jenner. After Jenner's transition he was asked to comment:
"Bruce was one of the best athletes who ever existed. Now, to see that photo ... somehow it doesn't compute." "I look at it and I don't understand it. I'm not in any way judging him ... but it's very different." "The soul that was and is Bruce Jenner is still my friend. I don't understand what's going on now ... but he's still my friend."
^Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
^Deford, Frank. "Heading For The 11th Event". Retrieved January 26, 2018.
^"IAAF: Fred Dixon - Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
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