Olly Flynn
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Nationality | English | ||||||||||||||
Born | (1950-06-30) 30 June 1950 (age 74) Ipswich, Suffolk | ||||||||||||||
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Club | Basildon AC | ||||||||||||||
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Oliver ("Olly") Thomas Flynn (born 30 June 1950 in Ipswich, Suffolk) is a retired male race walker from England.
Athletics career
Flynn represented Great Britain at the 1976 Olympic Games.[1] He represented England and won a gold medal in the 30 kilometres walk event, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[2][3]
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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1976 | Olympic Games | Montreal, Canada | 14th | 20 km |
1978 | Commonwealth Games | Edmonton, Canada | 1st | 30 km |
References
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Commonwealth Games champions in Men's 20-mile, 30 km and 50 kilometres race walk
(1966–1974)
- 1966:
Ron Wallwork (ENG)
- 1970:
Noel Freeman (AUS)
- 1974:
John Warhurst (ENG)
(1978-1994)
- 1978:
Olly Flynn (ENG)
- 1982:
Steve Barry (WAL)
- 1986:
Simon Baker (AUS)
- 1990:
Guillaume LeBlanc (CAN)
- 1994:
Nicholas A'Hern (AUS)
(1998-2006)
- 1998:
Saravanan Govindasamy (MAS)
- 2002:
Nathan Deakes (AUS)
- 2006:
Nathan Deakes (AUS)
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