Benjamin Thorne
 Ben Thorne at the 2015 NAIA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Gulf Shores, Ala. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Born | 19 March 1993 |
| Education | University of British Columbia Harvard University (Ph.D)[1] |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event | 20 kilometres walk |
Medal record | |
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. Two years later he won the bronze medal.
Thorne won the NAIA 20-kilometre race walk event in 2012 and 2015.[3]
In July 2016, he was named to Canada's Olympic team.[4]
Competition record
[edit]| 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 | |
| 2016 | World Race Walking Team Championships | Rome, Italy | 5th | 20 km walk | 1:19:55 |
| 2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 4th | 20 km walk | 1:20:49 |
Personal bests
[edit]- 10,000 metres walk – 40:26.0 (Calgary 2012)
- 10 kilometres walk – 42:34 (Saransk 2012)
- 20 kilometres walk – 1:19:55 (Rome 2016)
References
[edit]- ^ "2015 WSG profile". Archived from the original on 2015-09-20. Retrieved 2015-07-31.
- ^ Benjamin Thorne at World Athletics
- ^ "Bernard, Thorne and White selected to Canada's Universiade team". UBC Thunderbirds. 29 May 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ^ Hossain, Asif (11 July 2016). "Athletics Canada nominates largest squad to Team Canada for Rio". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
External links
[edit]- Benjamin Thorne at Athletics Canada
- Benjamin Thorne at Olympics.com
- Ben Thorne at Olympedia (archive)
- Ben Thorne at Team Canada
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