Geoff Parsons (athlete)

Geoff Parsons (born 14 August 1964 in Margate) is a retired Scottish high jumper, who won three Great Britain titles (AAA Championships) in the men's high jump event. His personal best jump was 2.31 metres, achieved at the Commonwealth Games in Victoria.^[1]).

Geoff was trained by Ron Murray (see Facebook: The Ron Murray Appreciation Society)

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing Great Britain and Scotland
1986	European Indoor Championships	Liévin, France	3rd	2.28 m
	Commonwealth Games	Edinburgh, United Kingdom	2nd	2.28 m
	European Championships	Stuttgart, West Germany	9th	2.21 m
1987	World Championships	Rome, Italy	10th	2.25 m
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	16th	2.15 m
1990	Commonwealth Games	Auckland, New Zealand	3rd	2.23 m
1990	European Championships	Split, Yugoslavia	16th	2.20 m
1991	Universiade	Sheffield, United Kingdom	5th	2.20 m
1994	Commonwealth Games	Victoria, Canada	3rd	2.31 m PB

UK National Championship winners in men's high jump

1977-1997	1977 Mike Butterfield 1978 Mark Naylor 1979 Brian Burgess 1980 Mark Naylor 1981 Brian Burgess 1982 Trevor Llewelyn 1983 Mark Lakey 1984 Alex Kruger 1985-86 Geoff Parsons 1987 Floyd Manderson 1988 Geoff Parsons 1989 Steve Chapman 1990-91 Dalton Grant 1992 Brendan Reilly 1993 Dalton Grant 1997 Brendan Reilly

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