Clem Parker
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Clement Parker is a former New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

 sprinter
Sprint (race)
Sprints are short running events in athletics and track and field. Races over short distances are among the oldest running competitions. The first 13 editions of the Ancient Olympic Games featured only one event—the stadion race, which was a race from one end of the stadium to the other...

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At the 1950 British Empire Games
1950 British Empire Games
The 1950 British Empire Games was the fourth edition of what is now called the Commonwealth Games. It was held in Auckland, New Zealand between the 4th and 11th of February 1950, after a 12-year gap from the 3rd edition of the games...

 he won the bronze medal as part of the men's 4 x 110 yard relay alongside Keith Beardsley
Keith Beardsley
Keith Beardsley is a former New Zealand sprinter.At the 1950 British Empire Games he won the bronze medal as part of the men's 4 x 110 yard relay alongside Arthur Eustace, Peter Henderson and Clem Parker. He also competed in the 100 yards where he placed 6th in his semi-final.-References:...

, Arthur Eustace
Arthur Eustace
Arthur Eustace is a former New Zealand sprinter.At the 1950 British Empire Games he won the bronze medal as part of the men's 4 x 110 yard relay alongside Keith Beardsley, Peter Henderson and Clem Parker...

 and Peter Henderson
Peter Henderson (athlete and rugby player)
Peter "Sammy" Henderson is a former New Zealand All Black rugby test player who was banned by officialdom for 38 years for signing to join with the professional rugby league in Englandin 1950....

. He also competed in the 100 and 200 yards where he placed 6th in each of the finals.

His sister Dorothea Parker also won a medal at the 1950 British Empire Games
1950 British Empire Games
The 1950 British Empire Games was the fourth edition of what is now called the Commonwealth Games. It was held in Auckland, New Zealand between the 4th and 11th of February 1950, after a 12-year gap from the 3rd edition of the games...

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