Jon Jon Park

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Jon Jon Park
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Full nameJohn Park
Born (1957-02-21) 21 February 1957 (age 66)
Johannesburg, South Africa
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Sport Swimming

John "Jon Jon" Park (born 21 February 1957) is a British former swimmer. He competed in the men's 100 metre butterfly at the 1976 Summer Olympics. [1] [2] He also won several bodybuilding titles, including Mr. South Africa Maccabiah and Mr. Golden City. [3]

He was born in Johannesburg, South Africa; his father is former Mr. Universe Reg Park. [4]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jon Jon Park Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  2. "Huddle #43 – Chat with Jon Jon Parks, Former Olympian (GB) and son of the bodybuilding Legend Reg Park". kingsports.net. Retrieved 18 October 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "Jon Jon Park". swimhistory.co.za. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  4. "REG PARK THE EARLY YEARS!!! AN INTERVIEW WITH JON JON PARK PRESENTED BY THE GOLDEN ERA BOOKWORM!!". YouTube.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)