Nationality New Zealand Height 1.69 m Role Olympic athlete | Name Jaynie Parkhouse Sport Swimming Strokes Freestyle swimming | |
Full name Jaynie Margaret Parkhouse Born 17 April 1956 (age 67) ( 1956-04-17 ) Cambridge, Waikato | ||
Jaynie Parkhouse (now Hudgell) (born 17 April 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.
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