The Canadian athletics group mourns the lack of Canadian dash pioneer and Olympian Jack Parrington, who reportedly died peacefully at house in Winnipeg along with his household by his aspect on March 5. He was 90.Â
Parrington was born in Winnipeg on Oct. 24, 1933, however grew up in Toronto, the place he turned a multisport athlete and earned a observe and subject scholarship to the College of Houston. After ending his enterprise diploma, Parrinton pursued turning into an expert sprinter.Â
Jack Parrington was the quickest man on this planet – or one in every of them. He tied the world file for the 100 meter at 10.2 in 1956 after which competed within the Olympics in Melbourne. He was a instructor right here and a founding father of the Optimist Observe Membership #RIP @WinnipegNews https://t.co/Xe7azSFcpW pic.twitter.com/3CmpXZOLNI
— Kevin Rollason (@KevinRollason) March 17, 2024
In 1956, he tied the world file for 100 metres, working 10.2 seconds, which earned him a spot on the Canadian crew on the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne. On the Olympics, he competed within the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay. Parrington was the second Canadian to carry the world file for 100m (the primary being the late Percy Williams, who ran 10.3 seconds in 1930).
Parrington held the Canadian 100m file for 4 years, till Harry Jerome broke his mark in 1960.Â
Oldest Olympians is saddened to study that Jack Parrington, born October 24, 1933, who represented Canada in three observe occasions on the 1956 Melbourne Video games, died March 5 on the age of 90.https://t.co/eTaA8atpd4 pic.twitter.com/VQRMqDe8c4
— Oldest Olympians (@OldestOlympians) March 19, 2024
After he retired from athletics, Parrington started working as a instructor and principal in Winnipeg’s Assiniboine South Faculty Division. He was additionally one of many founders of the Assiniboine (Winnipeg) Optimist Athletics, which is among the most historic and distinguished athletics golf equipment in Manitoba, with alumni like former Canadian 1,500m Olympian Nicole Sifuentes and Erin Teschuk, who most lately represented Canada within the 5,000m on the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest.
A celebration of life will held on Thursday, April 4, at 2:00 p.m. at Chapel Garden Funeral Residence and Cemetery in Winnipeg. As an alternative of flowers, the household requested donations to be made in Parrington’s reminiscence to Winnipeg Optimist Athletics.
