Benjamin Thorne

Benjamin Thorne
Personal information
Nationality Canadian
Born (1993-03-19) 19 March 1993
Education University of British Columbia[1]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
Sport Track and field
Event(s) 20 kilometres walk

Benjamin Gary Thorne (born 19 March 1993 in Kitimat) is a Canadian athlete specialising in the race walking.[2] He represented his country in the 20 kilometres at the 2013 World Championships finishing twentieth.

Thorne won the NAIA 20-kilometer race walk event in 2012 and 2015.[3]

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Canada
2012 World Race Walking Cup Saransk, Russia 84th 20 km walk 1:31:26
World Junior Championships Barcelona, Spain – 20 km walk DQ
2013 Pan American Race Walking Cup Guatemala City, Guatemala – 20 km walk DNF
Universiade Kazan, Russia 16th 20 km walk 1:26:59
World Championships Moscow, Russia 20th 20 km walk 1:24:26
Jeux de la Francophonie Nice, France 4th 20 km walk 1:30:50
2014 World Race Walking Cup Taicang, China 13th 20 km walk 1:20:19
NACAC U23 Championships Kamloops, Canada 1st 20,000 m walk 1:29:08.64
2015 Pan American Race Walking Cup Arica, Chile 10th 20 km walk 1:24:36
Universiade Gwangju, South Korea 2nd 20 km walk 1:21:33
World Championships Beijing, China 3rd 20 km walk 1:19:57

Personal bests

References

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