Benjamin Thorne

Benjamin Thorne

Ben Thorne at the 2015 NAIA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Gulf Shores, Ala.
Personal information
Nationality	Canadian
Born	(1993-03-19) 19 March 1993 (age 23)
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
Medal record Representing  Canada World Championships 2015 Beijing 20 km walk Summer Universiade 2015 Gwangju 20 km walk NACAC Under-23 Championships 2014 Kamloops 20 km walk

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.