Roy Thorpe

For the Nebraska Republican politician, see Roy H. Thorpe.

Roy Thorpe (born 18 May 1934) is a British former racewalker.

Roy Thorpe

Personal information
Nationality	English
Born	(1934-05-18) 18 May 1934 (age 90)
Medal record Athletics Representing  England Commonwealth Games 1974 Christchurch 20km walk

Athletics career

Thorpe represented England at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand, where he won a silver medal in the 20 miles race walk.^[1][2][3] In the 1976 World Championships in Athletics he placed 32nd in the 50 kilometres race walk.

References

1. "1974 Games". Team England.
2. "Athletes, 1974 England team". Team England.
3. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.

External links

• Roy Thorpe at World Athletics
• Roy Thorpe at Power of 10
• Roy Thorpe at TOPS in athletics. Archived 12 November 2023 at the Wayback Machine.
• Roy S. Thorpe at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)