Stanley Frank "Stan" Vickers (18 June 1932 – 17 April 2013) was a

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-born British athlete who mainly competed in the 20 kilometre walk. He competed for Great Britain in the 20 kilometre walk at the

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held in

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, where he won the bronze medal. After the race, he sat down to rest and was carried off by an ambulance crew that thought he was sick. The crew did not speak English. Several hours passed before officials discovered what had happened. He died on 19 April 2013 at the age of 80.

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1932 births 2013 deaths British male racewalkers English male racewalkers Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Great Britain European Athletics Championships medalists People from Lewisham Sportspeople from the London Borough of Lewisham Athletes from London Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) English Olympic medallists {{UK-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub