Robyn Thorn

Robyn Jean Thorn (born 26 November 1945), also known by her married name Robyn Nock, is an Australian former freestyle swimmer who won the silver medal in the 4×100-metre freestyle relay at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

Robyn Thorn
Personal information
Full nameRobyn Jean Thorn
National teamAustralia
Born (1945-11-26) 26 November 1945
Queensland, Australia
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1964 Tokyo 4×100 m freestyle relay
British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1962 Perth4×110 yd freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1962 Perth110 yd freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1970 Edinburgh400 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1970 Edinburgh800 m freestyle

Coming from Kingaroy, Queensland, Thorn spent the majority of her career in the shadow of fellow Australian Dawn Fraser. Making her debut in the 1962 Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia, Thorn was part of the winning 4×110-yard freestyle relay team, and won silver in the corresponding individual event behind Fraser. Two years later in Tokyo, Thorn was a semifinalist in the 100-metre freestyle, won by Fraser. She combined with Fraser, Lyn Bell and Janice Murphy to finish second, 3.1 seconds behind the United States.

See also

References
  • Andrews, Malcolm (2000). Australia at the Olympic Games. Sydney, New South Wales: ABC Books. p. 434. ISBN 0-7333-0884-8.
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Robyn Thorn". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.


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