Harold John Parlett (19 April 1925 – 6 March 2022) was a British

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athlete who competed in the

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca ...

. He was born in Bromley, Greater London.

Athletics career

Parlett was the

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champion at the

1950 European Athletics Championships The 4th European Athletics Championships were held from 23 August to 27 August 1950 in the Heysel Stadium of the Belgian capital Brussels. Contemporaneous reports on the event were given in the Glasgow Herald. Men's results Complete result ...

. Representing

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, he won the 880-yard run at the

1950 British Empire Games The 1950 British Empire Games was the fourth staging of what is now called the Commonwealth Games. It was held in Auckland, New Zealand between 4 and 11 February 1950, after a 12-year gap from the third edition of the games. The main venue was ...

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.

Personal life

Parlett died on 6 March 2022, at the age of 96.

References

1925 births 2022 deaths Athletes from London Sportspeople from the London Borough of Bromley English male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes for Great Britain Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 1950 British Empire Games European Athletics Championships medalists Medallists at the 1950 British Empire Games {{UK-athletics-bio-stub