| Parker Illingworth | |
| Citizenship: | United States, Canada |
| Collegeteam: | Texas[1] |
| Birth Date: | 7 March 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Seattle, Washington[2] |
Parker Illingworth (born March 7, 2002) is a Canadian national team rower. Illingworth was a Pan American Games champion when she won gold in the women's eight at the 2023 Pan Am Games in Santiago as well as a bronze in the quadruple sculls.[3] [2]
Illingworth rowed for the University of Texas for the 2021 and 2022 seasons, winning back to back NCAA National Championships.[4]
Illingworth raced in the 2V8 at the 2021 and 2022 NCAA National Championships, placing 3rd in 2021 [5] and 4th in 2022.[6]
Illingworth first represented Canada at the 2023 U23 World Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, where she won a bronze medal as part of the U23 Women's Eight crew.[7]
In September 2023, Illingworth was named to the Canadian Pan American Games Team,[8] [9] in the Women's Eight, Women's Quadruple Sculls and Women's Four events. She placed 4th in the Women's Four, won a bronze in the Women's Quadruple Sculls, and became the first-ever Pan American Games champion in the Women's Eight (2023 was the first time the Women's Eight had been contested at the Pan American Games).[10]