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Keith Parker (athlete)

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Keith Parker
Personal information
Nationality England
Born1932 (1932)
Lancaster, Lancashire, England
Died (aged 92)
Sport
SportLong jump

Keith Holland Parker (1932 – 27 September 2024) was an athlete who competed for England and later the Bahamas and was a coach for the Bahamas who had a profound impact on their sporting community.

Athletics career

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Parker represented England in the long jump at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.[1][2]

Coaching

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Parker coached the Bahamas national teams at four Olympic Games, five World Championships, six Pan American Games and four Commonwealth Games.[3]

Personal life and death

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Parker moved to the Bahamas in 1959 to teach. He played many sports (Tennis, squash, etc.).[3] Parker died on 27 September 2024, at the age of 92.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  2. ^ "1958 Athletes". Team England.
  3. ^ a b "Keith Holland Parker, Member of the National Hall of Fame, Class of 2010" (PDF). Ministry of Finance.
  4. ^ "National Hall of Fame track and field coach Keith Parker dies at 92". The Tribune. 30 September 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2024.