Jaynie Parkhouse

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Jaynie Parkhouse (Hudgell)

Personal information

Full name

Jaynie Margaret Parkhouse

Nationality

New Zealand

Born

April 17, 1956
Cambridge, Waikato

Height

1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)

Sport

Swimming

Stroke(s)

Freestyle

Medal record

Women's Swimming
Commonwealth Games
Gold	1974 Christchurch	800 m freestyle
Bronze	1974 Christchurch	400 m freestyle

Jaynie Parkhouse (now Hudgell) (born April 17, 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

v t e Commonwealth Champions in Women's 800 m Freestyle

1970: Karen Moras (AUS) 1974: Jaynie Parkhouse (NZL) 1978 – 1982: Tracey Wickham (AUS) 1986: Sarah Hardcastle (ENG) 1990: Julie McDonald (AUS) 1994: Stacey Gartrell (AUS) 1998: Rachel Harris (AUS) 2002 – 2006: Rebecca Cooke (ENG) 2010: Rebecca Adlington (ENG)

Persondata
Name	Parkhouse, Jaynie
Alternative names	Hudgell, Jaynie
Short description	New Zealand swimmer
Date of birth	April 17, 1956
Place of birth	Cambridge, Waikato
Date of death
Place of death

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