Adrian Parker

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Born (1951-03-02) 2 March 1951 (age 75)
Croydon, London, England
Adrian Parker
Personal information
Born (1951-03-02) 2 March 1951 (age 75)
Croydon, London, England
Sport
SportModern pentathlon
Medal record
Men's modern pentathlon
Representing  United Kingdom
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1976 MontrealTeam

Adrian Parker (born 2 March 1951) is a British modern pentathlete and Olympic champion.[1]

He won a team gold medal in the modern pentathlon at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, with Danny Nightingale and Jim Fox.[2] He finished 5th in individual modern pentathlon at the 1976 Olympics. Parker won the final event, the cross-country, with an "outstanding run", which helped Britain to win the gold medal.[1] Parker had been the British pentathlon champion in 1975.[1]

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