Tom Parsons (athlete)

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Tom Parsons (left)

Thomas ("Tom") Martin Parsons (born 5 May 1984 in Birmingham, United Kingdom) is a British athlete competing in high jump.

Parsons finished 20th in the 2003 European Juniors, 17th in the 2005 European U23 championships, 10th in the 2005 World University Games, 11th at the 2006 Commonwealth Games and 10th in the World Championships 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.

He has a personal best of 2.30 metres outdoors (2008) and 2.31 metres indoors (2010).

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
	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

Personal life

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

References

• Tom Parsons profile at IAAF
• Tom Parsons biography