Bob Parker (rower)

Robert Hugh Parker (29 September 1934 – 29 August 2009) was a New Zealand rower who represented his country at two British Empire and Commonwealth Games and one Olympic Games.

Bob Parker

Personal information
Birth name	Robert Hugh Parker
Born	29 September 1934 Auckland, New Zealand
Died	29 August 2009 (aged 74)
Spouse(s)	Raywin Morris ​ (m. 1962)​
Medal record Men's rowing Representing  New Zealand British Empire and Commonwealth Games 1954 Vancouver Coxless pair 1958 Cardiff Coxless pair 1954 Vancouver Double sculls

Born in Auckland on 29 September 1934,[1] Parker was a junior rower at the Mercer Rowing Club when he teamed up with Reg Douglas in the double scull in 1952.[2] In 1954 the duo won both the double scull and the coxless pair at the New Zealand rowing championships in Picton.[2]

At both the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver and 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Parker and Douglas combined to win the gold medal in the men's coxless pair. The combination also won the silver medal in the men's double sculls at the Vancouver games.[3][4]

Parker and Douglas also competed together at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, finishing third in their semi-final in the coxless pair, missing out in a place in the final.[1]

In 1962, Parker married Raywin Morris at Tuakau. He died in 2009.[2]

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bob Parker". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 12 December 2012.
2. Pickmere, Arnold (5 December 2009). "Rare talent on the water". New Zealand Herald. p. C23. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
3. "Bob Parker". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
4. "Reginald Douglas". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2016.

External links

• Robert Parker at FISA WorldRowing.com
• Robert Parker at the International Olympic Committee