Ben Thorne at the 2015 NAIA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Gulf Shores, Ala.
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Nationality | Canadian |
Born | 19 March 1993 |
Education | University of British Columbia |
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Track and field |
Event(s) | 20 kilometres walk |
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Benjamin Gary Thorne (born 19 March 1993 in Kitimat) is a Canadian athlete specialising in the race walking. He represented his country in the 20 kilometres at the 2013 World Championships finishing twentieth.
Thorne won the NAIA 20-kilometer race walk event in 2012 and 2015.
In July 2016, he was named to Canada's Olympic team.