Bob Dixon (athlete) in the Royal Canadian Air Force. Serving as a test pilot in the RCAF, he died in an airplane crash in Grosse Isle, Manitoba during World War II. He was later inducted into the Richmond Sports Wall of Fame. 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
Howard Payne (athlete) thrower Rosemary Payne. Howard Payne (athlete) Andrew Howard Payne (17 April 1931 – 1 March 1992) was an English Olympic track and field athlete. He specialised in the hammer throw event during his career. Born in Benoni, Gauteng (South Africa), Payne represented Great Britain in three consecutive Olympic Games, starting in 1964. He previously competed for Southern Rhodesia at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. Payne claimed the gold medal for England in the men's hammer throw event at three consecutive Commonwealth Games in 1962, 1966 and 1970. He died in Birmingham aged 60. Payne was at one time