Rodney Phillip Dixon (born 13 July 1950) is a former New Zealand middle- to long-distance runner. He won the bronze medal in the 1500 metres at the 1972 Olympics in Munich, and in …

Jul 6, 2020 · Rod Dixon May be turning 70 on July 13th, but don’t tell his mind or heart that!

Aug 6, 2020 · New Zealand’s Rod Dixon won the bronze medal in the 1972 Olympic 1500 meters, and four years later missed another bronze medal by .12 seconds in the 1976 Olympic 5000 …

Nov 2, 2008 · Twenty-five years ago, Rod Dixon of New Zealand, then 33, won what he says was his life-defining race: the New York City Marathon.

Rod Dixon of New Zealand is the only New York City Marathon champion to also have won an Olympic medal at 1500 meters. At age 22, he captured bronze in Munich in 1972, and 11 …

Reflecting on his life of running, Dixon nominates two moments as being most memorable – the Olympic medal and the New York City Marathon victory. Even after all these years, he has …

Rod DIXON, New Zealand

A surprise winner of an Olympic 1500m bronze medal at the 1972 Munich Games, Rod went on to win a brace of individual medals at the World Cross Country Championships before …

For 17 years, Rod Dixon was one of the best runners in the World. He is an Olympic Medalist, two time World Cross Country Championship Medalist, and the 1500m Champion of the United …

Rod Dixon was arguably the most versatile runner produced by New Zealand. Among his accomplishments: · A bronze medal in the 1972 Olympic 1500m. · Two third placings in the …