Parker Illingworth
Personal information
NationalityUnited States
CitizenshipCanada
Born (2002-03-07) March 7, 2002
Seattle, Washington[1]
Sport
College teamTexas[2]
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2023 SantiagoEight
Bronze medal – third place2023 SantiagoQuadruple sculls
World Rowing U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place2023 PlovdivEight

Parker Illingworth (born March 7, 2002) is a Canadian national team rower. Illingworth was a Pan American Games champion when she won gold in the women's eight at the 2023 Pan Am Games in Santiago as well as a bronze in the quadruple sculls.[3][1]

College career

Illingworth rowed for the University of Texas for the 2021 and 2022 seasons, winning back to back NCAA National Championships.[4]

Illingworth raced in the 2V8 at the 2021 and 2022 NCAA National Championships, placing 3rd in 2021 [5] and 4th in 2022.[6]

International career

Illingworth first represented Canada at the 2023 U23 World Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, where she won a bronze medal as part of the U23 Women's Eight crew.[7]

In September 2023, Illingworth was named to the Canadian Pan American Games Team,[8][9] in the Women's Eight, Women's Quadruple Sculls and Women's Four events. She placed 4th in the Women's Four, won a bronze medal in the Women's Quadruple Sculls, and became the first-ever Pan American Games champion in the Women's Eight (2023 was the first time the Women's Eight had been contested at the Pan American Games).[10]

References

  1. 1 2 "Parker Illingworth profile". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Rowing Canada profile". Rowing Canada Aviron. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
  3. ↑ Doug Harrison (October 24, 2023). "Mac Neil matches Canadian mark with 4th Pan Am Games gold, tying U.S. swimmer in 50m freestyle". CBC Sports.
  4. ↑ "Parker Illingworth's triumphs with Texas and Canada in the Collegiate and International World". Rowing Canada Aviron. November 25, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Rowing wins 2021 NCAA Championship". Texas Sports. November 25, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Rowing wins 2022 NCAA Championship". Texas Sports. November 25, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Three Bronze Medals Highlight Canada's World Rowing Under 23 Championships". Rowing Canada. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Canada's Santiago 2023 rowing team announced". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Canada's Santiago 2023 rowing team announced". Rowing Canada. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Team Canada Golden at the Pan Am Games Regatta". Rowing Canada. Retrieved November 10, 2023.


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