Marcus Dickson

Dickson was a grocer and egg exporter, based in Garvagh, County Londonderry^[1] and was a member of the County Derry X.B. Rifle Club.^[2]

He represented Great Britain at small-bore rifle shooting and by 1966 was a six-times champion of Northern Ireland, in addition to five-times U.S.R.A. champion.^[1]

Dickson represented the 1966 Northern Irish Team^[3] at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica,^[4] participating in the 50 metres rifle prone event.^[5]

He competed at the 1974 Commonwealth Championships in Scotland^[6] and was an accomplished billiards and snooker player, playing for Coleraine at the highest level in Northern Ireland. ^[7]