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Born | Bromley, Kent, England | 19 April 1925||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 6 March 2022 | (aged 96)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Harold John Parlett (19 April 1925 – 6 March 2022) was a British track and field athlete who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics. [1] He was born in Bromley, Greater London.
He attended Tiffin School, where he joined the ATC. He later joined the RAF, and left in 1947. [2]
Parlett was the 800 metres champion at the 1950 European Athletics Championships. Representing England, he won the 880-yard run at the 1950 British Empire Games and was also a silver medallist in the 4×440 yards relay. His personal best for the 800 m was 1:50.5 minutes, set in 1950. [3] [4]
Parlett died on 6 March 2022, at the age of 96. [5] [6]