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Jaynie Parkhouse

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Jaynie Parkhouse (Hudgell)
Personal information
Full nameJaynie Margaret Parkhouse
NationalityNew Zealand
Born (1956-04-17) 17 April 1956 (age 68)
Cambridge, Waikato
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
Medal record
Women's Swimming
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1974 Christchurch 800 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1974 Christchurch 400 m freestyle

Jaynie Parkhouse (now Hudgell) (born 17 April 1956 in Cambridge, Waikato) is a retired female freestyle swimmer from New Zealand, who competed for her native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. She claimed the gold medal at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand, in the women's 800m freestyle and Bronze medal in the 400m freestyle. Jaynie Parkhouse Drive, within QE II park where she won her gold and bronze medals, was named after her.

References

  • New Zealand Olympic Committee
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jaynie Parkhouse". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012.