Oliver ("Olly") Thomas Flynn (born 30 June 1950 in

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, Suffolk) is a retired male race walker from

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Athletics career

Flynn represented

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at the 1976 Olympic Games. He represented

and won a gold medal in the 30 kilometres walk event, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in

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International competitions

References

1950 births Living people Sportspeople from Ipswich English male racewalkers British male racewalkers Olympic athletes of Great Britain Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 1978 Commonwealth Games {{England-athletics-bio-stub