Tom Parsons (high jumper)

Tom Parsons
Tom Parsons (right)
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born5 May 1984
Birmingham, England
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Eventhigh jump
ClubBirchfield Harriers

Thomas Martin Parsons (born 5 May 1984) is a British former high jump athlete who competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[1]

Biography

Parsons was educated at King Edward VI Five Ways school in Birmingham. He studied for a BSC in Sport and PE at UWIC.

Parsons finished 20th in the 2003 European Juniors, 17th in the 2005 European U23 championships and 10th in the 2005 World University Games. He represented England at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, where he finished 11th[2] and 10th in the 2007 World Championships in Athletics at Osaka.

Parsons represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the high jump where he finished 8th with a jump of 2.25.[1]

He has a personal best of 2.30 metres outdoors (2008) and 2.31 metres indoors (2010) and was twice British high jump champion after winning the British Athletics Championships in 2008 and 2011.[3][4]

He went to a second and third Commonwealth Games, when he represented England at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi[5] and the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.[6]

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Great Britain and  England
2003 European Junior Championships Tampere, Finland 20th (q) 2.10 m
2005 European U23 Championships Erfurt, Germany 17th (q) 2.18 m
Universiade Izmir, Turkey 10th 2.15 m
2006 Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia 11th 2.10 m
2007 World Championships Osaka, Japan 10th 2.26 m
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China 8th 2.25 m
2010 World Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 9th (q) 2.26 m
European Championships Barcelona, Spain 10th (q) 2.23 m[7]
Commonwealth Games Delhi, India 5th 2.23 m
2011 European Indoor Championships Paris, France 9th (q) 2.22 m
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 19th (q) 2.25 m
2012 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 28th (q) 2.10 m
2014 World Indoor Championships Sopot, Poland 12th (q) 2.25 m
Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom 13th 2.16 m

References

  1. ^ a b "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  2. ^ "Melbourne 2006 Team". Team England. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  3. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  4. ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  5. ^ "Delhi 2010 Team". Team England. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  6. ^ "Glasgow 2014 Team". Team England. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  7. ^ No Mark in the final.
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