Benjamin Thorne

{{short description|Canadian racewalker}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Benjamin Thorne

| image = Ben Thorne-0578.jpg

| imagesize = 250px

| caption = Ben Thorne at the 2015 NAIA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Gulf Shores, Ala.

| nationality = Canadian

| sport = Track and field

| event = 20 kilometres walk

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|3|19|df=y}}

| birth_place =

| height = {{convert|1.80|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|57|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

| education = University of British Columbia

Harvard University (Ph.D){{Cite web |url=http://www.gwangju2015.com/IRS/eng/zb/engzb_athletics_biography_overview_n6308958_thorne_benjamin_gary.htm |title=2015 WSG profile |access-date=2015-07-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150920111712/http://www.gwangju2015.com/IRS/eng/zb/engzb_athletics_biography_overview_n6308958_thorne_benjamin_gary.htm |archive-date=2015-09-20 |url-status=dead }}

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCountry|{{CAN}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalBronze|2015 Beijing|20 km walk}}

{{MedalCompetition|Summer Universiade}}

{{MedalSilver|2015 Gwangju|20 km walk}}

{{MedalCompetition|NACAC Under-23 Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2014 Kamloops|20 km walk}}

}}

Benjamin Gary Thorne (born 19 March 1993 in Kitimat) is a Canadian athlete specialising in the race walking.{{World Athletics}} 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.{{cite web|title=Bernard, Thorne and White selected to Canada's Universiade team|url=http://www.gothunderbirds.ca/news/2015/5/29/TRACK_0529155023.aspx?path=track|website=UBC Thunderbirds| date=29 May 2015 |accessdate=20 January 2016}}

In July 2016, he was named to Canada's Olympic team.{{cite news|first=Asif|last=Hossain|title=Athletics Canada nominates largest squad to Team Canada for Rio|url=http://olympic.ca/2016/07/11/athletics-canada-nominates-largest-squad-to-team-canada-for-rio/|publisher=Canadian Olympic Committee|date=11 July 2016|accessdate=11 July 2016}}