page_title: Dorothea Parker
hierarchical_section_title: Dorothea Parker
caption_attribution_description: English: Athletes in the 1950 British Empire Games, Doris Parker of Waikato and Sylvia Cheeseman of England, on the track at Eden Park. Shows Cheeseman hammering her starting blocks into place. Photograph taken in February 1950 by an Evening Post photographer.
context_page_description: Mary Dorothea "Dorrie" Parker was a New Zealand sprinter. At the 1950 British Empire Games she won a silver medal in the 440 yards relay, alongside Shirley Hardman and Lesley Rowe. She also ran in the 100 yard, 220 yard, and 660 yard relay, placing fourth in each event. Clark said she was overlooked for the 1954 British Empire Games at Vancouver, and that the games results indicate she could have been a finalist.
  She was married with former Waikato rugby and basketball representative Reg Smith; they had seven children. Parker died of cancer aged 65. Her brother Clem Parker also won a bronze medal in a sprint relay at the 1950 British Empire Games.
context_section_description: Mary Dorothea "Dorrie" Parker (later Smith; 10 August 1928 – 24 December 1993) was a New Zealand sprinter. At the 1950 British Empire Games she won a silver medal in the 440 yards relay, alongside Shirley Hardman and Lesley Rowe. She also ran in the 100 yard, 220 yard, and 660 yard relay, placing fourth in each event. Clark said she was overlooked for the 1954 British Empire Games at Vancouver, and that the games results indicate she could have been a finalist.
  She was married with former Waikato rugby and basketball representative Reg Smith; they had seven children. Parker died of cancer aged 65. Her brother Clem Parker also won a bronze medal in a sprint relay at the 1950 British Empire Games.
caption: Parker at the 1950 British Empire Games
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