Tutty, Edward "Roy"
(1930-2019)
[Top] At left on the front page of the Canberra Times with Australian pairs figure skaters, Mervyn Bower and Jacqueline Mason. Bower injured am ankle bone during practice at Cortina and was not able to compete in the Olympics. Bower's hotel room, Cortina, Italy, Canberra Times, 1 Feb 1956.
[Beneath] Roy's International 5.5m Class yacht, Rhapsody, which won the 1981 Worlds in Nassau Bahamas. Courtesy 5.5mIC World Fleet Online Database.
CAREER SUMMARY
Birth
July 7th 1930
Yarraville Melbourne Australia
Death
January 6th 2019
Australia
World Allround Speed Skating Championships
1956, '57 and '59 [Speed Skating]
Olympics
1960 [Speed Skating]
Australian Ice Racing Roll of Honour
5.5 Metre Yachting World Champion, 1981
BORN JULY 7TH 1930 AT YARRAVILLE in Melbourne Australia, Edward "Roy" Tutty was one of Australia's pioneering speed skating Olympians, and a former 5.5 Metre Yachting World Champion.
He represented Australia in the World Allround Speed Skating Championships in 1956, '57 and '59. Then, training for the Olympics on roller skates in Sydney's suburban streets, he competed at Squaw Valley USA with Colin Hickey in the Olympic Men's 1500m and 500m events in February 1960. At 29, he clocked 43.5 in the 13th heat of the 500m, going down to Manfred Schuler of Germany who recorded 42.5. Roy finished 35th in the 500m and 37th in the 1500m.
Tutty was also a long-time member of the 5.5 metre yachting community - particularly remembered for his 1981 world championship win in The Bahamas in the beautiful Evolution 5.5m Rhapsody, with Phil Smidmore and Col Beashel.
The fourth inductee to the Australian Ice Racing Roll of Honour, Roy's personal bests are 500m: 43.4 (1960); 1500m: 2.20.6 (1959); and 5000m 8.54.4 (1959).
| Roy Tutty, Olympic Results, 1960 | |||||
| Games | Age | City | Event | Time | Finish |
| 1960 | 29 | Squaw Valley | 500m | 43.5 | 35 |
| 1960 | 29 | Squaw Valley | 1500m | 2:23.8 | 37 |
| Source: Sports Reference | |||||
With thanks to David Tarbottom who notified us of Roy's death.
Ross Carpenter, 'Tutty, Edward "Roy" (1930-2019)', Legends of Australian Ice, Melbourne, Australia, http://icelegendsaustralia.com/legends-2/bio-tutty.html, accessed online .
1. Australian Ice Racing (AIR) Roll of Honour
2. SR/Olympic Sports Website, Sports Reference LLC, 2008.