Robert "Rob" Dickson was the Sole Survivor of Australian Survivor (2002).
Profile[]
Retrieved from survivor.ninemsn.com.au
Age: 37
Marital status: Married
Hometown: Melbourne, VIC
Occupation: ex-AFL footballer
Luxury item: Journal and pen
Robert is a former Australian Rules football player who lives in Victoria with his wife and one-year-old son.
After his football career concluded, Robert fulfilled a dream and became an ambulance rescue helicopter pilot. He currently runs his own video and film production company.
Robert describes himself as persistent, gregarious, ambitious and positive.
His birthday is November 14.
Rob's favourites
Colours: Blue
Smells: Frangipani, freshly cut lawn
Flowers: Lily
Games: Hide and seek
Sports: AFL
Sports teams: Hawthorn Football Club
TV shows: Seinfeld, West Wing, ER
Movies: Field of Dreams, Highlander
Actors: John Cleese, Jessica Lange
Music: Movie scores/theme music
Bands: U2
Magazines: Sunday newspaper magazines
Breakfast: Six Weet Bix topped with yoghurt, banana and milk
Dinner: Chicken Camembert
Dessert: Hot chocolate pudding and cream
Vegetable Mashed potato
Snack food: Fruit
Chocolates/lollies: Cherry Ripe
Beverages: Milkshakes/hot chocolate[1]
Australian Survivor[]
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| Episode | Tribe Affiliation |
Challenge | Challenge Type | Sit-Out? | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tipara | Coin Toss | Reward | No | Lost |
| (No title) | Immunity | No | Won | ||
| 2 | (No title) | Reward | No | Lost | |
| (No title) | Immunity | No | Won | ||
| 3 | (No title) | Reward | Yes | Lost | |
| (No title) | Immunity | No | Won | ||
| 4 | (No title) | Reward | No | Won | |
| Blind Leading the Blind | Reward/Immunity | No | Lost | ||
| 5 | (No title) | Reward | No | Lost | |
| (No title) | Immunity | No | Won | ||
| 6 | (No title) | Reward | No | Won | |
| (No title) | Immunity | Yes | Won | ||
| Tribes Merged, Day 19 | |||||
| 7 | Aurora | (No title) | Immunity | Lost | |
| 8 | (No title) | Reward | Lost | ||
| (No title) | Immunity | Lost | |||
| 9 | Squared Off | Reward | Invited | ||
| Buggin' Out | Immunity | Lost | |||
| 10 | (No title) | Reward | Lost | ||
| (No title) | Immunity | Lost | |||
| 11 | (No title) | Reward | Lost | ||
| Sea Legs | Immunity | Lost | |||
| 12 | (No title) | Reward | Invited | ||
| (No title) | Immunity | Lost | |||
| 13 | (No title) | Reward | Invited | ||
| Memory Cove | Immunity | Won | |||
| Your Time Is Up | Immunity | Won | |||
| Sole Survivor, Day 39 | |||||
| Episode | Rob's Votes |
Voted Against Rob |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tipara Tribe Immune | |
| 2 | Tipara Tribe Immune | |
| 3 | Tipara Tribe Immune | |
| 4 | Jeff | - |
| 5 | Tipara Tribe Immune | |
| 6 | Tipara Tribe Immune | |
| 7 | Caren | Craig |
| 8 | Naomi | Craig |
| 9 | Craig | Craig |
| 10 | Lance | - |
| 11 | Jane; Jane1 |
- |
| 12 | Sophie | Katie, Sophie |
| 13 | Katie | Individual Immunity |
| Joel | Individual Immunity | |
| Jury Votes for Rob |
Jane, Joel, Lance, Naomi, Sophie | |
| Sole Survivor, Day 39 | ||
^1 In "Cockiness Comes to an End", the vote ended with a 3-3 tie between Jane and Joel, forcing a revote. Rob did not change his vote on the revote.
Post-Survivor[]
Death[]
Rob and his 5-year-old son Byron died in a car accident while on holiday in South Africa on April 11, 2009. Rob's oldest son, Gabriel, 8, died on April 15, 2009 while in hospital due to the injuries he suffered in the crash.[2]
In 2020, Rob was posthumously inducted into the Australian Survivor Hall of Fame.
Trivia[]
- Rob's 38th birthday was on Day 6 of Australian Survivor (2002).
- Every person Rob voted for got voted off.
- Rob was the first person to win Australian Survivor.
References[]
| Preceded by Title Established |
Sole Survivor Titleholder Australian Survivor (2002)  Rob Dickson |
Succeeded by Celebrity Survivor Australia  Guy Leech |
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