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Born---September 30, 1940 in Prince Albert Sask |
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Death----December 7, 1982, age 42 |
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Age 18:broke the 220 yard sprint. |
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Bronze metal in 100 meter final. |
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Set a world record of 9.1 sec over 100 yards. |
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Tying 10.0 sec at the 100 m sprint. |
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Earned a bronze medal in the 100 meter final. |
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Won his first gold metal in a major
international games. |
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Represented Canada in his 3rd
Olympics. |
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To the left is a statue of him in Stanley
Park.After he died the Harry Jerome Society was formed. 10 years later
Prince Albert honored him by making the Harry Jerome Track Complex. |
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When he moved to North Vancouver in the 1950s
with his wife Elsie and his five kids, they were the only black family in
the neighborhood. He was shy so he chose not to be in the spotlight even
after his athletic legend grew.In the 1964 commonwealth games he tore his
left quadriceps muscle and most orthopedic doctors said he would never run
again. |
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http://www.harryjerome.com/aboutevent_jerome.html |
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http://www.bbpa.org/awards/about_hj.html |
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Birth/death date |
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His great achievements |
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To remember him |
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About Harry Jerome |
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