Roy Hollingsworth
Roy Hollingsworth | |
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| Born | 28 December 1933[1] |
| Occupation | Athlete |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Roy Anselm Hollingsworth (born 28 December 1933[1]) is a former international athlete.
Athletics career
Born in Trinidad, he represented England in the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games before representing Great Britain at the 1964 Summer Olympics in the discus and came tenth in that competition. Representing Trinidad, he came fifth in the 1966 Commonwealth Games.[2] He was the British National discus champion on one occasion. He was affiliated to Highgate Harriers and his personal best was 56.71m in 1963.[3][4] In 1969, Hollingsworth married Afro-Puerto Rican Georgina Falú Pesante and they had one son, Rey Hollingsworth Falú.[5] Roy A. Hollingsworth died on September 17, 2014.[6]
| Competition record | ||
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| Discus | ||
Representing  United Kingdom
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| Olympic Games | ||
| 10th | 1964 Summer Olympic Games | |
| British National Championships (AAA)[7] | ||
| 1st | 1964 | |
Representing  Trinidad and Tobago
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| Commonwealth Games | ||
| 5th | 1966 Commonwealth Games | |
| Central American and Caribbean Games | ||
| 1st | 1966 Central American and Caribbean Games | |
| British National Championships (AAA)[7] | ||
| 2nd | 1960 | |
References
- ^ a b Profile at sports reference
- ^ Sporting heroes.net Commonwealth Games 1966 results
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "1962 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ Georgina Falú Pesante on BlackPast
- ^ Obituary, Trinidad & Tobago Guardian, 20 September 2014
- ^ a b GBR Athletics - AAA CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN)