Olly Flynn
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| Nationality | English | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 June 1950 Ipswich, Suffolk | ||||||||||||||
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| Club | Basildon AC | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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[edit]
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[edit]
| 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[edit]
- ^ "Olympic Profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- ^ "1978 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
Commonwealth Games champions in Men's 20-mile, 30 km and 50 kilometres race walk | |
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| 20 miles (1966–1974) |
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| 30 kilometres (1978-1994) |
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| 50 kilometres (1998-2006) |
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Categories:
- 1950 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Ipswich
- English male racewalkers
- British male racewalkers
- Olympic athletes for Great Britain
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1978 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 1978 Commonwealth Games
- English athletics biography stubs