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George Kerr

1937 - 2012

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George Ezekiel Kerr (16 October 1937 – 15 June 2012) was a Jamaican athlete who competed in the 400 and 800 metres. He competed for the British West Indies at the 1960 Summer Olympics, where he won the bronze medal in the 800 metres. He then teamed up with Keith Gardner, Malcolm Spence and James Wedderburn to win the bronze medal in the 4×400 metres relay. In 1962, he became the first Jamaican athlete to have the national flag flown in recognition of winning a gold when he won double gold in the 400 m and 800 m at the Central American and Caribbean Games held at Kingston's National Stadium. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George Kerr is the 293rd most popular athlete (up from 1,015th in 2019), the 21st most popular biography from Jamaica (up from 50th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Jamaican Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, George Kerr ranks 293 out of 6,025. Before him are Dimitrios Golemis, Alfred Tysoe, Vsevolod Bobrov, Robert Taylor, Ursula Happe, and Józef Szmidt. After him are John Paine, Egil Danielsen, Bill Miller, Juan Carlos Zabala, Walter Byron, and Larry Black.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, George Kerr ranks 230. Before him are Robert Ressler, Joe Viterelli, Jeremiah P. Ostriker, Tomas Venclova, Claude Allègre, and Jackie Collins. After him are Alfredo M. Bonanno, Valentin Rasputin, Ivo Daneu, Brian G. Marsden, Garth Hudson, and Luciana Paluzzi. Among people deceased in 2012, George Kerr ranks 183. Before him are Dom Mintoff, Kaneto Shindo, Ruggiero Ricci, José María Zárraga, Vicar, and Elliott Carter. After him are Gevork Vartanian, Takeshi Urata, Genichi Taguchi, Georges Mathieu, Avraham Adan, and Roald Aas.

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In Jamaica

Among people born in Jamaica, George Kerr ranks 21 out of 189. Before him are Lee "Scratch" Perry (1936), Trevor Berbick (1954), Madge Sinclair (1938), Millie Small (1947), George Rhoden (1926), and Jacob Miller (1952). After him are Cedella Booker (1926), Merlene Ottey (1960), Stephen Hopkins (1958), Shaggy (1968), Patrick Ewing (1962), and Sean Paul (1973).

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Among ATHLETES In Jamaica

Among athletes born in Jamaica, George Kerr ranks 4. Before him are Ben Johnson (1961), Usain Bolt (1986), and George Rhoden (1926). After him are Merlene Ottey (1960), Veronica Campbell-Brown (1982), Carol (null), Lennox Miller (1946), Don Quarrie (1951), Elaine Thompson (1992), Asafa Powell (1982), and Arthur Wint (1920).

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