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'''Robert Irving Parkes''' (July 8, 1886 in [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]] – September 23, 1964 in [[Manhattan]], [[New York City]]) was a Canadian athlete. He competed in the [[1908 Summer Olympics]] in [[London]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/66205 |title=Irving Parkes |work=Olympedia |access-date=6 March 2021}}</ref><br />
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Parkes placed third in his semifinal heat of the [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres|800 metres]], not advancing to the final. He was also part of the Canadian [[4 x 400 metres relay]], which placed 3rd in their heat and did not advance to the final.<br />
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In 1908, only the winners of the heats advanced to the final race. Parkes had the unfortunate draw to run in the second semifinal with the eventual champion and world record setter [[Mel Sheppard]], who dominated the race.{{Citation needed|date=July 2010}} His personal record in the [[800 metres]] was 1.57.1<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200417171306/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pa/irving-parkes-1.html Irving Parkes at Sports Reference] Sports Reference</ref> and could have been sufficient to qualify him to the final.<br />
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As a boy, he played hockey, lacrosse, basketball, tennis and track. He set the Canadian record for the 880, which stood for 36 years. In later years, Parkes became a golfer and enjoyed fishing. Parkes worked as art director for an advertising agency, McCann Erickson, in NYC.<br />
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==Sources==<br />
* {{cite book | last = Cook | first = Theodore Andrea | year = 1908 | title = The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report | publisher = British Olympic Association | location = London}}<br />
* {{cite web | last = De Wael | first = Herman | year = 2001 | url = http://users.skynet.be/hermandw/olymp/ath1908.html | title = Athletics 1908 | work = Herman's Full Olympians | accessdate = 27 July 2006 | archive-date = 27 September 2006 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060927093153/http://users.skynet.be/hermandw/olymp/ath1908.html | url-status = dead }}<br />
* {{cite web | last = Wudarski | first = Pawel | year = 1999 | url = http://olympic.w.interia.pl/ | title = Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich | accessdate = 27 July 2006 | language = pl | archive-date = 16 February 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090216130930/http://olympic.w.interia.pl/ | url-status = dead }}<br />
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