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John Parlett

John Parlett
Personal information
Born(1925-04-19)19 April 1925
Bromley, Kent, England
Died6 March 2022(2022-03-06) (aged 96)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  England
British Empire Games
Gold medal – first place 1950 Auckland 800 m
Silver medal – second place 1950 Auckland 4 x 400 relay
Representing  Great Britain
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1950 Brussels 800 m

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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Daily Herald Thursday 18 December 1947, page 4
  3. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  4. ^ "1950 Athletes". Team England.
  5. ^ "John Parlett". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  6. ^ "John Parlett And Dorothy Manley". Team GB. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.


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