Olly Flynn

Olly Flynn

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	(1950-06-30) 30 June 1950 (age 74) Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Height	193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Racewalking
Club	Basildon AC
Medal record Athletics Representing   England Commonwealth Games 1978 Edmonton 30km walk

Oliver Thomas Flynn (born 30 June 1950) is a retired male race walker from England who competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics. ^[1]

Biography

Flynn finished third behind Phil Embleton in the 10km event at the 1972 AAA Championships ^[2] and finished second behind Roger Mills at the 1973 AAA Championships. ^[3]

The AAA title continued to elude him as he finished third behind Brian Adams in 1975 but he represented Great Britain at the 1976 Olympics Games in Montreal. ^[4]

He represented England and won a gold medal in the 30 kilometres walk event, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Canada. ^{[5] [6]}

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
1976	Olympic Games	Montreal, Canada	14th	20 km
1978	Commonwealth Games	Edmonton, Canada	1st	30 km

References

1. "Olympic Profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
2. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
3. "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
4. "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
5. "1978 Athletes". Team England.
6. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2019.