Richard Parkinson is a High Performance Coach at Athletics Canada, focusing on throws events, with a goal to achieve Olympic, Paralympic, and World Championships medals. Richard previously worked as the NextGen Throws Coach and took a sabbatical to coach athletes for the 2016 Rio Olympics. Richard has also held marketing positions at companies like Del Monte Canada and Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company. Richard has a degree in Advertising from Texas Tech University.
March, 2020 - present
July, 2016