Frederick John Parker (6 September 1927 – 20 February 2022) was a British international hurdler known informally as Jumpin’ Jack Flash.[1]
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| Nationality | English | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 September 1927 | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 20 February 2022 (aged 94) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Athletics career
editParker competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics and the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. He was the silver medallist in the 110 metres hurdles at the 1954 European Athletics Championships. He represented England in the 120 yards hurdles at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, Canada.[2][3]
Engineering career
editJackson had a successful career as a civil engineer.[4]
Personal life and death
editParker died on 20 February 2022, at the age of 94. He was survived by his wife, Shirley, as well as their children and grandchildren.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Jack Parker obituary".
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 14 April 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "1954 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Jack Parker obituary".
- ^ "Frederick (Jack) Parker". The Times. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
External links
edit- Jack Parker at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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