Roy Hollingsworth
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Roy Anselm Hollingsworth (born December 28, 1933) is a former international athlete. Born in Trinidad, he represented that country in the British Championships and in the Commonwealth Games either side of 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. 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.
1964 Summer Olympics
The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan in 1964. Tokyo had been awarded with the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honor was subsequently passed to Helsinki because of Japan's...
in the discus
Discus
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and came tenth in that competition. Representing Trinidad, he came fifth in the 1966 Commonwealth Games. 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.