Randy Dickison (died 1996) was a high diver who made attempts at the world record high dive. Dickison attended Phillips Junior High School in

Minneapolis Minneapolis () is the largest city in Minnesota, United States, and the county seat of Hennepin County. The city is abundant in water, with thirteen lakes, wetlands, the Mississippi River, creeks and waterfalls. Minneapolis has its origins ...

Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...

with fellow future high diver

Dana Kunze Dana Kunze (born 1960–1961) is an American champion high-diver. He has held the world records for the highest dives. Kunze began his professional high diving career in 1974 at the age of 13. He won his first world championship in 1977 and main ...

. In 1982 he executed a

dive Diving most often refers to: * Diving (sport), the sport of jumping into deep water * Underwater diving, human activity underwater for recreational or occupational purposes Diving or Dive may also refer to: Sports * Dive (American football), a ...

and landed head first. He attempted 4

world record A world record is usually the best global and most important performance that is ever recorded and officially verified in a specific skill, sport, or other kind of activity. The book ''Guinness World Records'' and other world records organization ...

s for highest dives from , , , and . He attempted to set the high diving world record in 1985 with a dive at

Ocean Park Hong Kong Ocean Park Hong Kong, commonly known as Ocean Park, is a marine mammal park, oceanarium, animal theme park and amusement park situated in Wong Chuk Hang and Nam Long Shan in the Southern District of Hong Kong. It is the second largest t ...

, but fractured multiple bones of his left leg in the attempt. Dickison died during a stunt dive into a giant sponge in Belgium in 1996.

References

External links

Video of Dickison's Hong Kong world record attempt
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dickison, Randy 1996 deaths Year of birth missing American male divers Diving deaths Male high divers Sport deaths in Belgium Sportspeople from Minnesota