Olly Flynn

Oliver ("Olly") Thomas Flynn (born 30 June 1950 in Ipswich, Suffolk) is a retired male race walker from England.

Olly Flynn
Personal information
NationalityEnglish
Born (1950-06-30) 30 June 1950
Ipswich, Suffolk
Sport
ClubBasildon AC
Medal record
Athletics
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1978 Edmonton 30km walk

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

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
1976 Olympic Games Montreal, Canada 14th 20 km
1978 Commonwealth Games Edmonton, Canada 1st 30 km

References

  1. "Olympic Profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  2. "1978 Athletes". Team England.
  3. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.


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