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Nationality
  
Canadian

Event(s)
  
20 kilometres walk

Sport
  
Track and field


Weight
  
57 kg (126 lb)

Height
  
1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)

Name
  
Benjamin Thorne

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Born
  
19 March 1993 (age 31) (
1993-03-19
)

Education
  
University of British Columbia

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Benjamin Gary Thorne (born 19 March 1993 in Kitimat) is a Canadian athlete specialising in the race walking. He represented his country in the 20 kilometres at the 2013 World Championships finishing twentieth. Two years later he won the bronze medal.

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

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In July 2016, he was named to Canada's Olympic team.

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Personal bests

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  • 10,000 metres walk – 40:26.0 (Calgary 2012)
  • 10 kilometres walk – 42:34 (Saransk 2012)
  • 20 kilometres walk – 1:19:55 (Rome 2016)

  • Benjamin Thorne Benjamin Thorne Photos Photos 14th IAAF World Athletics

    References

    Benjamin Thorne Wikipedia