Jaynie Parkhouse
Jaynie Margaret Hudgell (née Parkhouse, born 17 April 1956) is a retired female freestyle swimmer from New Zealand, who competed for her native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. She claimed the gold medal at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand, in the women's 800 m freestyle and bronze medal in the 400 m freestyle. Jaynie Parkhouse Drive, within Queen Elizabeth II Park, where she won her gold and bronze medals, was named after her.
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| Birth name | Jaynie Margaret Parkhouse | |||||||||||||
| Born | 17 April 1956 Cambridge, New Zealand | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||
| Club | Wharenui Swimming Club, Christchurch | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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External links
- Jaynie Hudgell at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
- Jaynie Parkhouse at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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