Roy Hollingsworth

Born in Trinidad, Hollingsworth was affiliated to Highgate Harriers and his personal best was 56.71m, set in 1963.^[3][4]

Hollingsworth finished second behind Mike Lindsay in the discus throw event at the 1960 AAA Championships.^[5][6] 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.^[7]

Hollingsworth became the British discus throw champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1964 AAA Championships ^[8][9] Representing Trinidad, he came fifth in the 1966 Commonwealth Games.^[10]

In 1969, Hollingsworth married Afro-Puerto Rican Georgina Falú Pesante and they had one son, Rey Hollingsworth Falú.^[11] Roy A. Hollingsworth died on September 17, 2014.^[12]

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Great Britain and  England
1962	British Empire and Commonwealth Games	Perth, Australia	14th	Shot put	13.30 m
			7th	Discus throw	48.07 m
1964	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	10th	Discus throw	53.87 m
Representing  Trinidad and Tobago
1966	Central American and Caribbean Games	San Juan, Puerto Rico	2nd	Shot put	15.36 m
			1st	Discus throw	52.10 m
			11th	Hammer throw	34.95 m
	British Empire and Commonwealth Games	Kingston, Jamaica	7th	Shot put	15.23 m
			5th	Discus throw	53.93 m