Margaret Parker (javelin thrower)

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Margaret Parker
Medal record
Women's athletics
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British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1966 Kingston Javelin throw

Margaret Adele Parker-Koscik (born 30 June 1949) is an Australian former track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw.

She emerged as a junior at national level in the mid-1960s, coming second at the national junior championships in 1964, then returning to win in 1965. At senior level she was twice runner-up at the Australian Athletics Championships, first in 1965 then again in 1971. [1]

Parker's sole major international achievement was a gold medal at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games held in Kingston, Jamaica. She defeated former champion and fellow Australian Anna Pazera in the final, throwing the spear 51.38 m (168 ft 6+34 in) to top the podium. [2]

She married fellow Australian athlete Sig Koscik in 1972.

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References

  1. Margaret KOSCIK (Parker) (NSW) Female b. 30 Jun 1949 [usurped] . Australian Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-02-21.
  2. Commonwealth Games Medalists (Women). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-02-21.