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.
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| Born | 19 April 1925 Bromley, Kent, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 6 March 2022 (aged 96) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life
editHe attended Tiffin School, where he joined the ATC. He later joined the RAF, and left in 1947.[2]
Athletics career
editParlett 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
editReferences
edit- ^ 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. Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
- ^ "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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