Bob Dixon (athlete) Bob Dixon (athlete) Robert Samuel "Bob" Dixon (1907–11 January 1941) was a Canadian track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. In a comparatively weak field, he won the gold medal at the 1934 British Empire Games ahead of the local opposition in London, throwing to beat South Africa's Harry Hart (who was winner of the shot put and discus that year). At national level, he won one javelin title at the Canadian Track and Field Championships, topping the podium in 1934. Dixon spent time in the Vancouver Police Force and played lacrosse with the New Westminster Salmonbellies
James Roberts (British athlete) James Roberts (British athlete) James Roberts (born 11 May 1986 in Mons, Belgium) is a wheelchair basketball player and Paralympic athlete based in Prestatyn, Denbighshire, Wales. Roberts was born with a disability called femoral dysplasia. He started out in his sporting career as a swimmer, and progressed on to other Paralympic sports, such as rowing and sitting volleyball. He competed for Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, finishing fifth in the trunk and arm classification in adaptive rowing. He also competed for Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, finishing 8th in the sitting volleyball.