Barbara Friedrich

Barbara Friedrich Parcinski

Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event	Javelin throw
College team	Newark State College
Medal record Representing the  United States Pan American Games 1967 Winnipeg Javelin throw
Updated on April 10, 2016

Barbara Friedrich Parcinski (born 1949) is an American former track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. She was a member of the United States team at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City and was a gold medalist in the javelin at the 1967 Pan American Games in Winnipeg. Friedrich set the U.S. record at 198 feet 8 inches (60.55 m) as a high school senior with a throw in 1967 that also set the national high school record. Due to safety-related changes made to reduce the distance of javelin throws in high school competition, her record is unlikely to ever be exceeded.