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'''Dominic Parsons''' (born 8 September 1987 in [[London]], [[England]]) is a [[Great Britain|British]] [[skeleton (sport)|skeleton racer]]. Parsons won a bronze medal at the [[2018 Winter Olympics]] in [[PyeongChang]], South Korea.
'''Dominic Edward Parsons''' (born 8 September 1987) is a British former [[Skeleton (sport)|skeleton]] racer. He won a bronze medal at the [[2018 Winter Olympics]] in [[Pyeongchang]], South Korea, and also competed at the [[2014 Winter Olympics]] in [[Sochi]], Russia. He retired from the sport at the end of 2019.


==Career==
==Career==
Parsons began as a runner for [[Blackheath and Bromley Harriers Athletic Club]], running the 400m. He switched to [[skeleton (sport)|skeleton]] in 2007 after being introduced to the sport by [[Adam Pengilly]].<ref name=BBC1>{{cite news| url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/winter-olympics/43084983| title= Dom Parsons: Ten things you didn't know about GB's skeleton bronze medallist| work=[[BBC Sport]]| date=16 February 2018| accessdate=16 February 2018}}</ref> He made his Europa Cup debut in 2008,<ref name=BBSA>{{cite web|url= http://www.thebbsa.co.uk/the-team/directory/dom-parsons| title=Dom Parsons| publisher=[[British Bobsleigh and Skeleton Association]]| accessdate=16 February 2018}}</ref> Parsons finished fourth at the 2009 and 2010 IBSF Junior Skeleton World Championships.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.teamgb.com/athletes/dominic-parsons| title= Dominic Parsons| publisher=[[Team GB]]| accessdate=16 February 2018}}</ref> In 2013, Parsons won a bronze medal at a [[Skeleton World Cup]] event in [[Calgary]], Canada.<ref name=Telegraph1>{{cite news| url= http://www.telegraph.co.uk/winter-olympics/2018/02/16/dom-parsons-slides-dramatic-bronze-win-great-britains-first/| title= Dom Parsons slides in for dramatic bronze to win Great Britain's first medal at Pyeongchang Games| work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]| date=16 February 2018| accessdate=16 February 2018}}</ref> Parsons competed at the [[2014 Winter Olympics]] in [[Sochi, Russia|Sochi]], Russia, finishing tenth.<ref>[http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-dominic-edward-parsons Dominic Parsons - Great Britain] - Sochi 2014 Olympics</ref> Parsons finished fifth overall at the [[2015–16 Skeleton World Cup]], and tenth overall at the [[2016–17 Skeleton World Cup]].<ref name=BBSA/> In January 2018, Parsons finished fourth at the World Cup event in [[St. Moritz]], Switzerland.<ref name=Telegraph1/> At the [[2018 Winter Olympics]] in [[PyeongChang]], South Korea, Parsons won a bronze medal in the [[Skeleton at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's|men's skeleton event]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/winter-olympics/results/sports/skeleton/skeleton-men|title=Results - Skeleton Men - Skeleton - Winter Olympics|website=BBC Sport|accessdate=16 February 2018}}</ref><ref name="teamgb">{{cite web|title=Dominic Parsons Biography|url=https://www.teamgb.com/athletes/dominic-parsons|publisher=British Olympic Association|accessdate=9 February 2018}}</ref> His medal was Great Britain's first at the Games, and the first for a British male in skeleton since [[John Crammond]] at the [[1948 Winter Olympics]].<ref name=Telegraph>{{cite news| url= http://www.telegraph.co.uk/winter-olympics/2018/02/16/dom-parsons-combines-slick-technology-iron-clad-resolve-become/| title= Dom Parsons combines slick technology with iron-clad resolve to become Britain's breakout Winter Olympics star|last=Brown| first=Oliver| work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]| date=16 February 2018| accessdate=16 February 2018}}</ref> Parsons' starting speed has been hampered by an ankle injury on the way to a dentist's appointment, which required ligament reconstruction surgery.<ref name=Telegraph/>
Parsons began as a runner for [[Blackheath and Bromley Harriers Athletic Club]], running the 400m. He switched to [[skeleton (sport)|skeleton]] in 2007 after being introduced to the sport by [[Adam Pengilly]] at the Bath bobsleigh and skeleton push-start track.<ref name=BBC1>{{cite news| url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/winter-olympics/43084983| title= Dom Parsons: Ten things you didn't know about GB's skeleton bronze medallist| work=[[BBC Sport]]| date=16 February 2018| accessdate=16 February 2018}}</ref> He made his Europa Cup debut in 2008,<ref name=BBSA>{{cite web| url=http://www.thebbsa.co.uk/the-team/directory/dom-parsons| title=Dom Parsons| publisher=[[British Bobsleigh and Skeleton Association]]| accessdate=16 February 2018| archive-date=5 February 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160205232630/http://www.thebbsa.co.uk/the-team/directory/dom-parsons| url-status=dead}}</ref> and finished fourth at the 2009 and 2010 IBSF Junior Skeleton World Championships.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.teamgb.com/athletes/dominic-parsons| title= Dominic Parsons| publisher=[[Team GB]]| accessdate=16 February 2018}}</ref>
Parsons made his [[Skeleton World Cup]] debut in December 2012, finishing 17th in a race at [[La Plagne bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track|La Plagne]] in France.<ref name=BBC1 /> In 2013, Parsons won a bronze medal at a World Cup event in [[Calgary]], Canada.<ref name=Telegraph1>{{cite news| url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/winter-olympics/2018/02/16/dom-parsons-slides-dramatic-bronze-win-great-britains-first/| title= Dom Parsons slides in for dramatic bronze to win Great Britain's first medal at Pyeongchang Games| work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]| date=16 February 2018| accessdate=16 February 2018}}</ref> Parsons competed at the [[2014 Winter Olympics]] in [[Sochi, Russia|Sochi]], Russia, finishing tenth.<ref>[http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-dominic-edward-parsons Dominic Parsons – Great Britain] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140213130721/http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-dominic-edward-parsons |date=13 February 2014 }} – Sochi 2014 Olympics</ref> Parsons finished fifth overall in the [[2014–15 Skeleton World Cup|2014–15]] and [[2015–16 Skeleton World Cup]]s, and tenth overall in the [[2016–17 Skeleton World Cup]].<ref name=BBSA/><ref name=BBC1 /> In January 2018, Parsons finished fourth at the World Cup event in [[St. Moritz]], Switzerland.<ref name=Telegraph1/> He achieved three consecutive top ten finishes in the [[IBSF World Championships (bobsleigh and skeleton)|World Championships]] between the 2014 and 2018 Olympics, finishing seventh in [[FIBT World Championships 2015 – Men|2015]], tenth in [[IBSF World Championships 2016 – Men|2016]] and eighth in [[IBSF World Championships 2017 – Men|2017]].<ref name=BBC1 />
At the [[2018 Winter Olympics]] in [[Pyeongchang]], South Korea, Parsons came first in the second practice run. His sled was specifically designed for the Pyeongchang track.<ref>{{cite news| url= https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/feb/12/gb-skeleton-pyeongchang-skin-suits-british-cycling| title= GB skeleton riders blitz practice rivals as custom skinsuits deliver cutting edge| last=Ingle| first=Sean| work=[[The Guardian]]| date=12 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url= http://www.chelmsfordweeklynews.co.uk/news/15999119.dom-parsons-bags-bronze-on-a-sled-designed-specifically-for-pyeongchang-track/| title= Dom Parsons bags bronze on a sled designed specifically for Pyeongchang track| work=Chelmsford & Mid Essex Times| date=16 February 2018| accessdate=18 February 2018}}</ref> He later won a bronze medal in the [[Skeleton at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's|men's skeleton event]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/winter-olympics/results/sports/skeleton/skeleton-men|title=Results – Skeleton Men – Skeleton – Winter Olympics|website=BBC Sport|accessdate=16 February 2018}}</ref><ref name="teamgb">{{cite web|title=Dominic Parsons Biography|url=https://www.teamgb.com/athletes/dominic-parsons|publisher=British Olympic Association|accessdate=9 February 2018}}</ref> His medal was Great Britain's first at the Games, and the first for a British male in skeleton since [[John Crammond]] at the [[1948 Winter Olympics]].<ref name=Telegraph>{{cite news| url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/winter-olympics/2018/02/16/dom-parsons-combines-slick-technology-iron-clad-resolve-become/| title= Dom Parsons combines slick technology with iron-clad resolve to become Britain's breakout Winter Olympics star|last=Brown| first=Oliver| work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]| date=16 February 2018| accessdate=16 February 2018}}</ref> Parsons' starting speed has been hampered by an ankle injury on the way to a dentist's appointment, which required ligament reconstruction surgery.<ref name=Telegraph/>

On 28 December 2019, the [[British Bobsleigh & Skeleton Association]] announced that Parsons was retiring from competition, after starting the season's first two races in Lake Placid, and that teammate Jerry Rice will take his place on the World Cup roster.<ref>{{cite press release | publisher = [[British Bobsleigh & Skeleton Association]] | date = 28 December 2019 | title = Parsons calls time on skeleton career | url = http://www.thebbsa.co.uk/2016/parsons-calls-time-on-skeleton-career/}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Parsons is currently studying for a [[PhD]] at the [[University of Bath]], researching combustion in turbo-diesel engines.<ref name=Telegraph/> Parsons and [[Kristan Bromley]] own a company which produces sleds.<ref name=BBC1/> Parsons is in a relationship with Australian skeleton racer [[Jaclyn Narracott]].<ref name=BBC1/>
Parsons is currently{{when|date=May 2022}} studying for a [[PhD]] at the [[University of Bath]], researching combustion in turbo-diesel engines.<ref name=Telegraph/> Parsons and [[Kristan Bromley]] own a company which produces sleds.<ref name=BBC1/> Parsons is in a relationship with Australian skeleton racer [[Jaclyn Narracott]].<ref name=BBC1/>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
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Latest revision as of 01:31, 28 July 2024

Dominic Parsons
Parsons at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Personal information
Born (1987-09-08) 8 September 1987 (age 37)
London, England
Sport
Country Great Britain
SportSkeleton
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Pyeongchang Men

Dominic Edward Parsons (born 8 September 1987) is a British former skeleton racer. He won a bronze medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, and also competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. He retired from the sport at the end of 2019.

Career

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Parsons began as a runner for Blackheath and Bromley Harriers Athletic Club, running the 400m. He switched to skeleton in 2007 after being introduced to the sport by Adam Pengilly at the Bath bobsleigh and skeleton push-start track.[1] He made his Europa Cup debut in 2008,[2] and finished fourth at the 2009 and 2010 IBSF Junior Skeleton World Championships.[3]

Parsons made his Skeleton World Cup debut in December 2012, finishing 17th in a race at La Plagne in France.[1] In 2013, Parsons won a bronze medal at a World Cup event in Calgary, Canada.[4] Parsons competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, finishing tenth.[5] Parsons finished fifth overall in the 2014–15 and 2015–16 Skeleton World Cups, and tenth overall in the 2016–17 Skeleton World Cup.[2][1] In January 2018, Parsons finished fourth at the World Cup event in St. Moritz, Switzerland.[4] He achieved three consecutive top ten finishes in the World Championships between the 2014 and 2018 Olympics, finishing seventh in 2015, tenth in 2016 and eighth in 2017.[1]

At the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Parsons came first in the second practice run. His sled was specifically designed for the Pyeongchang track.[6][7] He later won a bronze medal in the men's skeleton event.[8][9] His medal was Great Britain's first at the Games, and the first for a British male in skeleton since John Crammond at the 1948 Winter Olympics.[10] Parsons' starting speed has been hampered by an ankle injury on the way to a dentist's appointment, which required ligament reconstruction surgery.[10]

On 28 December 2019, the British Bobsleigh & Skeleton Association announced that Parsons was retiring from competition, after starting the season's first two races in Lake Placid, and that teammate Jerry Rice will take his place on the World Cup roster.[11]

Personal life

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Parsons is currently[when?] studying for a PhD at the University of Bath, researching combustion in turbo-diesel engines.[10] Parsons and Kristan Bromley own a company which produces sleds.[1] Parsons is in a relationship with Australian skeleton racer Jaclyn Narracott.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Dom Parsons: Ten things you didn't know about GB's skeleton bronze medallist". BBC Sport. 16 February 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Dom Parsons". British Bobsleigh and Skeleton Association. Archived from the original on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Dominic Parsons". Team GB. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Dom Parsons slides in for dramatic bronze to win Great Britain's first medal at Pyeongchang Games". The Daily Telegraph. 16 February 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  5. ^ Dominic Parsons – Great Britain Archived 13 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine – Sochi 2014 Olympics
  6. ^ Ingle, Sean (12 February 2018). "GB skeleton riders blitz practice rivals as custom skinsuits deliver cutting edge". The Guardian.
  7. ^ "Dom Parsons bags bronze on a sled designed specifically for Pyeongchang track". Chelmsford & Mid Essex Times. 16 February 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  8. ^ "Results – Skeleton Men – Skeleton – Winter Olympics". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  9. ^ "Dominic Parsons Biography". British Olympic Association. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  10. ^ a b c Brown, Oliver (16 February 2018). "Dom Parsons combines slick technology with iron-clad resolve to become Britain's breakout Winter Olympics star". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  11. ^ "Parsons calls time on skeleton career" (Press release). British Bobsleigh & Skeleton Association. 28 December 2019.
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