Education
He studied at Arizona State University in the United States and competed collegiately for them as part of the Arizona State Sun Devils track and field team
He studied at Arizona State University in the United States and competed collegiately for them as part of the Arizona State Sun Devils track and field team
His first international medal came at the 1983 CARIFTA Games, where he was the gold medallist in the high hurdles. A 110 m and 400 metres hurdles double followed at the 1984 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics held in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He also received three All-America honours in National Collegiate Athletic Association competition: twice in the 55 metres hurdles (1985, 1986) and once over the 110 m hurdles (1987).
Parker was selected to represent Jamaica in the 110 m hurdles at the 1987 Pan American Games in Indianapolis.
However, his team mate Cletus Clark fell mid-race and as a result a hurdle flew into Foster"s path, throwing him off balance. Parker took advantage of the mellee between his two main competitors and sped away to claim the Pan American gold medal.
Later that month, Parker headed to the 1987 World Championships in Athletics in Rome. He was eliminated in the first round, while his Pan American rival Foster retained the world title.
A year later, Parker made his Olympic debut at the age of 23 and reached the hurdles quarter-finals at the 1988 Seoul Olympics.
His final international medal came at the 1989 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics where he was the silver medallist behind Cuba"s Emilio Valle, who ran a championship record.