Roy Hollingsworth

Trinidadian athlete Roy HollingsworthPersonal informationBorn(1933-12-28)28 December 1933TrinidadDied17 September 2014(2014-09-17) (aged 80)Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)Weight98 kg (216 lb)SportSportAthleticsEventdiscusClubHighgate Harriers Medal record Representing Trinidad and Tobago Men's Athletics Central American and Caribbean Games 1966 Puerto Rico discus Roy Anselm Hollingsworth (28 December 1933 – 17 September 2014) was an international athlete from Trinidad and Tabago. Biography Born in Trinidad, Hollingsworth was affiliated to Highgate Harriers and his personal best was 56.71m, set in 1963. Hollingsworth finished second behind Mike Lindsay in the discus throw event at the 1960 AAA Championships. He represented England in the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games before representing Great Britain at the 1964 Summer Olympics in the discus and came tenth in that competition. Hollingsworth became the British discus throw champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1964 AAA Championships Representing Trinidad, he came fifth in the 1966 Commonwealth Games. In 1969, Hollingsworth married Afro-Puerto Rican Georgina Falú Pesante and they had one son, Rey H