Margaret Parker

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

For the artist Margaret Brynhild Parker, see Brynhild Parker. For the activist, see Margaret Eleanor Parker. For the British archer, see Margaret Parker (archer).

Margaret Parker
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Australia
British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place1966 KingstonJavelin 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+3⁄4 in) to top the podium.[2]

She married fellow Australian athlete Sig Koscik in 1972.

References
  1. Margaret KOSCIK (Parker) (NSW) Female b. 30 Jun 1949 Archived 2 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Australian Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-02-21.
  2. Commonwealth Games Medalists (Women). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-02-21.
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