John Parlett

John Parlett

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	(1925-04-19)19 April 1925 Bromley, Kent, England
Died	6 March 2022(2022-03-06) (aged 96) Woodford Green, East London, England
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	middle-distance
Club	Dorking St. Paul's AC
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  England British Empire Games 1950 Auckland 800 m 1950 Auckland 4 x 400 relay Representing  Great Britain European Championships 1950 Brussels 800 m

Harold John Parlett (19 April 1925 – 6 March 2022) was a British

Parlett attended Tiffin School, where he joined the ATC. He later joined the RAF, and left in 1947.^[2] In 1942, he joined the Dorking St. Paul's Athletic Club and broke he 880 yards club record before winning the Surrey and Southern Counties title and represeting England against France in 1947.^[3]

Parlett finished third behind Tom White in the 880 yards event at the 1947 AAA Championships^[4][5] before becoming the became the British 880 yards champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1948 AAA Championships.^[6] Shortly after his AAA win he represented the Great Britain team at the 1948 Olympic Games in London.^[3]

Parlett won a second AAA title at the 1949 AAA Championships.^[7]

Parlett was the

In 1979 Parlett married Dorothy Manley (then Dorothy Hall, widowed in 1973). He died on 6 March 2022, at the age of 96.^[3][10]