About Bob Parker
Lived 1934 – 2009 (aged 74). Bob Parker was a New Zealand rower.
Robert Hugh Parker (29 September 1934 – 29 August 2009) was a New Zealand rower who represented his country at two British Empire and Commonwealth Games and one Olympic Games.
Born in Auckland on 29 September 1934, Parker was a junior rower at the Mercer Rowing Club when he teamed up with Reg Douglas in the double scull in 1952. In 1954 the duo won both the double scull and the coxless pair at the New Zealand Rowing Championships in Picton.
Parker and Douglas also competed together at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, finishing third in their semi-final in the coxless pair, missing out in a place in the final.
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Who was Bob Parker?
New Zealand rower
When was Bob Parker born?
Bob Parker was born on 29 September 1934 in Auckland.
When did Bob Parker die?
Bob Parker died on 29 August 2009.
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Bob Parker was a rower.
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Bob Parker was New Zealand.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Bob Parker. https://biography.guide/bob-parker-rower/
MLA: "Bob Parker." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/bob-parker-rower/.
Chicago: "Bob Parker." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/bob-parker-rower/.
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