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Harry Jerome, sprinter

The Harry Jerome statue by Jack Harman in Stanley Park, Vancouver, photographed in 2022.
The Harry Jerome statue by Jack Harman in Stanley Park, Vancouver, photographed in 2022. Vancouver (BC, Canada), Stanley Park, Harry Jerome Statue -- 2022 -- 2115 · Dietmar Rabich · Photo source · Photo licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.
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Harry Jerome (1940–1982) was one of the fastest men in the world for much of the 1960s, holding multiple world sprint records, including the 100 metres in ten seconds flat. He later made major contributions to amateur sport and fitness in Canada, and remains a point of pride for African Canadians.

Scope & context

His athletic career and legacy, not a full list of races or medals.

Sources behind this record

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Harry Winston Jerome (1940-1982) National Historic Person ↗

Parks Canada

Historical importance; plaque text