Harry Jerome

Statue in Stanley Park, Vancouver

Harry Jerome ( Harry Winston Jerome ; born September 30, 1940 in Prince Albert , Saskatchewan ; † December 7, 1982 ) was a Canadian sprinter who was successful in the 1960s. The son of a switchman and 13-time Canadian champion was a member of the Canadian Olympic team in 1960, 1964 and 1968, but was only able to win a medal in 1964.

Jerome was the second 10.0-second runner after the German Armin Hary . He was 1.78 m tall and weighed 73 kg. His sister Valerie Jerome was also successful as a sprinter.

Services

• July 15, 1960 in Saskatoon : Harry Jerome sets Armin Hary's 100 m world record in 10.0 seconds
• Olympic games
  • At the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, Harry Jerome was eliminated in the semifinals with a muscle cramp.
  • At the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 1964, he won the bronze medal in 10.27 seconds behind the American Bob Hayes (gold) and the Cuban Enrique Figuerola (silver). He finished fourth in 20.79 s over 200 m.
  • At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, he is 10.20 s. 0.07 s faster than four years earlier in Tokyo, but this performance is only enough for 7th place.
• British Empire and Commonwealth Games
  • In 1962 in Perth , Jerome finished sixth over 100 yards in 10.0 s.
  • 1966 in Kingston he wins the gold medal in 9.41 s over 100 yards in front of the Bahamian Tom Robinson (silver) and Edwin Roberts (bronze) from Trinidad and Tobago. He finished seventh over 220 yards in 21.4 s.
• Universiade 1965 in Budapest: Harry Jerome wins the bronze medal over 100 m in 10.2 s. A tail wind of 5 m / s is measured.
• Pan American Games 1967 in Winnipeg: Harry Jerome wins gold over 100 m in 10.27 s (wind: 3.3 m / s).
• NCAA Championships (Oregon)
  • 1962: 220 y (20.8 s)
  • 1964: 100 y (9.3 s)
• Canadian Championships
  • 1959: 100 and 200 m (10.4 / 21.8 s)
  • 1960: 100 and 200 m (10.0 / 21.2 s)
  • 1962: 100 and 220 y (9.4 / 21.3 s)
  • 1964: 100 and 200 m (10.6 / 22.0 s)
  • 1966: 100 and 220 y (9.1 / 20.4 s)
  • 1968: 100 and 200 m (10.3 / 21.0 s)
  • 1969; 100 m (10.5 s)

Web links

• Harry Jerome in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
• Harry Jerome on sporting-heroes.net