Craig Kline Dixon (March 3, 1926 – February 25, 2021) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the 110 meter hurdles. He competed for the United States in the

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held in

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in the 110 meter hurdles where he won the bronze medal. Dixon was born in

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1926 births 2021 deaths American male hurdlers Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in track and field Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics Track and field athletes from California Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Track and field athletes from Los Angeles 20th-century American people {{US-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub