Gavin Thorley
New Zealand long-distance runner (1947–2022)
- 5000 m
- 10,000 m
10,000 m – 28:44.4
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.[2]
References
- ^ "GAVIN THORLEY OBITUARY". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Munich Olympics massacre still haunts Kiwi athlete 45 years later". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gavin Thorley Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
External links
- Gavin Thorley at Olympedia
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1972 New Zealand Olympic team
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- Laurie D'Arcy
- Rod Dixon
- Jack Foster
- Sue Haden
- Penny Hunt
- Roger Johnson
- Terry Manners
- Brenda Matthews
- Dave McKenzie
- Les Mills
- Tony Polhill
- Dick Quax
- Bevan Smith
- Robin Tait
- Dick Tayler
- Gavin Thorley
- Jeff Rackley
- Pat Ryan
- Bruce Biddle
- Paul Brydon
- John Dean
- Vern Hanaray
- Harry Kent
- Neil Lyster
- Robert Oliver
- Blair Stockwell
- Jeff Archibald
- Arthur Borren
- Jan Borren
- John Christensen
- Greg Dayman
- Chris Ineson
- Ross McPherson
- Barry Maister
- Selwyn Maister
- Trevor Manning
- Arthur Parkin
- Ramesh Patel
- Alan Patterson
- Kevin Rigby
- Ted Salmon
- Warwick Wright
- John Clark
- Trevor Coker
- Warren Cole
- Ross Collinge
- Simon Dickie
- Joe Earl
- John Hunter
- Tony Hurt
- Dick Joyce
- Peter Lindsay
- David Lindstrom
- Noel Mills
- Chris Nilsson
- Gary Robertson
- Dudley Storey
- Dick Tonks
- Wybo Veldman
- Murray Watkinson
- Lindsay Wilson
- Fraser Beer
- Jock Bilger
- Noel Everett
- Con Linton
- Steve Marten
- Murray Ross
- Jack Scholes
- Bret de Thier
- Ron Watson
- Ian Ballinger
- Graeme McIntyre
- Bruce McMillan
- Mike Watt
- John Bolton
- Tony Ebert
- Brian Marsden
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