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Jun 30, 1949 75 years old
Australian javelin thrower
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About Margaret Parker
- Margaret Adele Parker-Koscik (born 30 June 1949) is an Australian former track and field athlete who competed in the javelin 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.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.She married fellow Australian athlete Sig Koscik in 1972.
