John Parlett
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Born | (1925-04-19)19 April 1925 Bromley, Kent, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 6 March 2022(2022-03-06) (aged 96) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Harold John Parlett (19 April 1925 – 6 March 2022) was a British track and field athlete who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.[1] He was born in Bromley, Greater London.
Early life
He attended Tiffin School, where he joined the ATC. He later joined the RAF, and left in 1947.[2]
Athletics career
Parlett was the 800 metres champion at the 1950 European Athletics Championships. Representing England, he won the 880-yard run at the 1950 British Empire Games and was also a silver medallist in the 4×440 yards relay. His personal best for the 800 m was 1:50.5 minutes, set in 1950.[3][4]
Personal life
Parlett died on 6 March 2022, at the age of 96.[5][6]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "John Parlett". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 30 January 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
- ^ Daily Herald Thursday 18 December 1947, page 4
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "1950 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "John Parlett". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ "John Parlett And Dorothy Manley". Team GB. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
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- 1934: Miklós Szabó (HUN)
- 1938: Rudolf Harbig (GER)
- 1946: Rune Gustafsson (SWE)
- 1950: John Parlett (GBR)
- 1954: Lajos Szentgáli (HUN)
- 1958: Mike Rawson (GBR)
- 1962: Manfred Matuschewski (GDR)
- 1966: Manfred Matuschewski (GDR)
- 1969: Dieter Fromm (GDR)
- 1971: Yevhen Arzhanov (URS)
- 1974: Luciano Sušanj (YUG)
- 1978: Olaf Beyer (GDR)
- 1982: Hans-Peter Ferner (FRG)
- 1986: Sebastian Coe (GBR)
- 1990: Tom McKean (GBR)
- 1994: Andrea Benvenuti (ITA)
- 1998: Nils Schumann (GER)
- 2002: Wilson Kipketer (DEN)
- 2006: Bram Som (NED)
- 2010: Marcin Lewandowski (POL)
- 2012: Yuriy Borzakovskiy (RUS)
- 2014: Adam Kszczot (POL)
- 2016: Adam Kszczot (POL)
- 2018: Adam Kszczot (POL)
- 2022: Mariano García (ESP)
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