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Harry Jerome. "Harry" Winston Jerome OC (September 30, 1940 – December 7, 1982) was a Canadian track and field sprinter and physical education teacher. He won a bronze medal at the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo and set a total of seven world records over the course of his career.
Mar 24, 2008 · Harry Winston Jerome, OC, track and field athlete, consultant, teacher (born 30 September 1940 in Prince Albert, SK; died 7 December 1982 in Vancouver, BC ). Three-time Olympian Harry Jerome won the bronze medal in the 100 m race at the 1964 Olympic Summer Games in Tokyo, Japan.
2021 Harry Jerome Classic (Album 1)
Sep 18, 2011 · Team Canada - A true pioneer in Canadian athletics, Harry Jerome competed at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Olympic Games, winning the 100m bronze medal at Tokyo 1964.
Jun 11, 2020 · Harry Jerome breaks the 100 metres world record with a performance of 10 seconds flat in Saskatoon on July 15, 1960. It was the first of several world records for the man born in...
Harry Jerome retired from international competition at the end of the 1968 season, ending a career that included stints as the world's fastest man in tying the 100 yards world record of 9.3 seconds in 1960. Two years later he lowered it to 9.2 in a memorable day at Vancouver's Empire Stadium.
Jun 27, 2020 · A bronze statue in Stanley Park is one of the many tributes to Harry Jerome, the legendary B.C. track star who at one point was considered the world’s fastest man.
May 25, 2017 · When Harry Jerome tore the quadriceps tendon in his right leg in 1962, it severed a connection with his knee and, most believed, cut Jerome himself off from his sprinting career....
An Order of Canada recipient and inductee into Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame, Harry Jerome was also named a Person of National Historical Significance in 2010. Written and researched by Jason Beck, Curator of the BC Sports Hall of Fame.
Apr 24, 2024 · Recalling Harry Jerome's 1960 finish in an Olympic trials 100-metre race in Saskatoon, and the mystery of a world record.
