Clem Parker

Clem Parker

Personal information
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)[1]
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  New Zealand British Empire Games 1950 Auckland 4 x 110 yards relay

Clement Parker (31 December 1926 – 6 November 2017)^[2] 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.^[3]

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)

ISBN 0473-05498-1

1. Hollings, Stephen (December 2016). "National champions 1887–2016" (PDF). Athletics New Zealand. p. 12. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
2. Obituary: Running legend Clem Parker crosses final finish line
3. Profile at the New Zealand Olympic Committee website