About Olly Flynn
Born 1950. Olly Flynn is a British athletics competitor.
Oliver Thomas Flynn (born 30 June 1950) is a retired male race walker from England who competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Biography Flynn finished third behind Phil Embleton in the 10 km event at the 1972 AAA Championships and finished second behind Roger Mills at the 1973 AAA Championships.
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.
He represented England and won a gold medal in the 30 kilometres walk event, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Canada.
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Who is Olly Flynn?
British race walker
When was Olly Flynn born?
Olly Flynn was born on 30 June 1950 in Ipswich.
What is Olly Flynn's occupation?
Olly Flynn is an athletics competitor.
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Olly Flynn is British.
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