| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Birth name | Clement Parker | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (1926-12-31)31 December 1926 Hastings, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 6 November 2017(2017-11-06) (aged 90) Hamilton, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Spouse |
Moira Kathleen White
(m. 1951; died 2017) | ||||||||||||||
| Relative | Dorothea Parker (sister) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Country | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| National finals | 100 yards champion (1950) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Clement Parker (31 December 1926 – 6 November 2017) was a New Zealand sprinter.
At the 1950 British Empire Games he won the bronze medal as part of the men's 4 x 110 yard relay alongside Kevin Beardsley, Arthur Eustace and Peter Henderson. He also competed in the 100 and 200 yards where he placed 6th in each of the finals.
His sister Dorothea Parker also won a medal at the 1950 British Empire Games.
References
- Athletes at the Games by John Clark, page 97 (1998, Athletics New Zealand)
- Hollings, Stephen (December 2016). "National champions 1887–2016" (PDF). Athletics New Zealand. p. 12. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
- Obituary: Running legend Clem Parker crosses final finish line
- Profile at the New Zealand Olympic Committee website
| New Zealand national champions in men's 100 m | |
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