Gavin Thorley Explained

Gavin Thorley
Full Name:Gavin Howard Thorley
Country:New Zealand
Sport:Long-distance running
Club:Kapiti Running & Tri Club
Nationals:10,000 m champion (1972)
Pb:5000 m – 13:40.2
10,000 m – 28:44.4
Birth Date:11 June 1947
Birth Place:Wellington, New Zealand
Death Place:Wellington, New Zealand
Height:1.83 m
Weight:64 kg

Gavin Howard Thorley (11 June 1947 – 3 July 2022)[1] was a New Zealand long-distance runner.[2] He competed in the men's 5000 metres at the 1972 Summer Olympics.[3] Later in life he was very active as a volunteer with Special Olympics Kapiti.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: GAVIN THORLEY OBITUARY . 2022-07-05 . The New Zealand Herald.
  2. Web site: Munich Olympics massacre still haunts Kiwi athlete 45 years later . New Zealand Herald . 24 January 2022.
  3. Gavin Thorley Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418071009/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/th/gavin-thorley-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 8 November 2017.

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