Roy Hollingsworth

Roy Hollingsworth
Born	(1933-12-28)28 December 1933[1] Trinidad
Died	17 September 2014(2014-09-17) (aged 80)
Occupation	Athlete
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)

Roy Anselm Hollingsworth (28 December 1933[1] - 17 September 2014[2]) was a international athlete from Trinidad and Tabago.

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.[3] 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.[4][5] In 1969, Hollingsworth married Afro-Puerto Rican Georgina Falú Pesante and they had one son, Rey Hollingsworth Falú.[6] Roy A. Hollingsworth died on September 17, 2014.[7]

Competition record
Discus
Representing  United Kingdom
Olympic Games
10th	1964 Summer Olympic Games
British National Championships (AAA)[8]
1st	1964
Representing  Trinidad and Tobago
Commonwealth Games
5th	1966 Commonwealth Games
Central American and Caribbean Games
1st	1966 Central American and Caribbean Games
British National Championships (AAA)[8]
2nd	1960

References

1. Profile at sports reference
2. "?HOLLINGSWORTH: ROY ANSLEM - Trinidad Guardian". www.guardian.co.tt. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
3. Sporting heroes.net Commonwealth Games 1966 results
4. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
5. "1962 Athletes". Team England.
6. Georgina Falú Pesante on BlackPast
7. Obituary, Trinidad & Tobago Guardian, 20 September 2014
8. GBR Athletics - AAA CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN)