Jack Parrington Explained

Jack Parrington
Sport:Sprinting
Event:100 metres
Birth Date:24 October 1933
Birth Place:Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

John Dempster Parrington (24 October 1933 – 5 March 2024) was a Canadian sprinter. He competed in the men's 100 metres at the 1956 Summer Olympics.[1] [2] That year, he tied the world record for the 100-metres dash at 10.2 seconds.[3] He attended the University of Houston, where he was a business administration student.[4] Parrington died at his home on 5 March 2024, at the age of 90.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Jack Parrington Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418011526/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pa/jack-parrington-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 13 June 2017.
  2. Web site: Forever Olympians, Class of '56 take up torch . Press Reader . 8 February 2022.
  3. News: 'Send Off Night' at UBC Will be Colorful Show. The Vancouver Sun. Newspapers.com. Lee, Jack. November 7, 1956. 18.
  4. News: Parrington Good. Nanaimo Daily News. Newspapers.com. November 14, 1956. 16.
  5. News: John "Jack" Dempster Parrington . 18 March 2024 . Winnipeg Free Press . 16 March 2024.

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