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John Dempster Parrington (24 October 1933 – 5 March 2024) was a Canadian sprinter. He competed in the men's 100 metres at the 1956 Summer Olympics. That year, he tied the world record for the 100-metres dash at 10.2 seconds. He attended the University of Houston, where he was a business administration student. Parrington died at his home on 5 March 2024, at the age of 90.

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jack Parrington Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
2. "Forever Olympians, Class of '56 take up torch". Press Reader. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
3. Lee, Jack (7 November 1956). "'Send Off Night' at UBC Will be Colorful Show". The Vancouver Sun. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Parrington Good". Nanaimo Daily News. 14 November 1956. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "John "Jack" Dempster Parrington". Winnipeg Free Press. 16 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.

External links

• Jack Parrington at World Athletics
• Jack Parrington at Olympedia

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