| Benjamin Thorne | |
| Nationality: | Canadian |
| Sport: | Track and field |
| Event: | 20 kilometres walk |
| Birth Date: | 19 March 1993 |
| Height: | 1.8m (05.9feet) |
| Weight: | 57kg (126lb) |
| Education: | University of British Columbia Harvard University (Ph.D)[1] |
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. Two years later he won the bronze medal.
Thorne won the NAIA 20-kilometre race walk event in 2012 and 2015.[2]
In July 2016, he was named to Canada's Olympic team.[3]
| Representing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | World Race Walking Cup | Saransk, Russia | 84th | 20 km walk | 1:31:26 | |
| World Junior Championships | Barcelona, Spain | – | 20 km walk | DQ | ||
| 2013 | Pan American Race Walking Cup | Guatemala City, Guatemala | – | 20 km walk | DNF | |
| Universiade | Kazan, Russia | 16th | 20 km walk | 1:26:59 | ||
| World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 20th | 20 km walk | 1:24:26 | ||
| Jeux de la Francophonie | Nice, France | 4th | 20 km walk | 1:30:50 | ||
| 2014 | World Race Walking Cup | Taicang, China | 13th | 20 km walk | 1:20:19 | |
| NACAC U23 Championships | Kamloops, Canada | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 20,000 m walk | 1:29:08.64 | |
| 2015 | Pan American Race Walking Cup | Arica, Chile | 10th | 20 km walk | 1:24:36 | |
| Universiade | Gwangju, South Korea | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 20 km walk | 1:21:33 | |
| Beijing, China | 3rd | 20 km walk | 1:19:57 | |||
| 2016 | World Race Walking Team Championships | Rome, Italy | 5th | 20 km walk | 1:19:55 | |
| 2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 4th | 20 km walk | 1:20:49 | |