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Harry Jerome

1940 - 1982

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Harry Winston Jerome (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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Harry Jerome is the 2,872nd most popular athlete (up from 3,043rd in 2024), the 871st most popular biography from Canada (up from 942nd in 2019) and the 56th most popular Canadian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Harry Jerome ranks 2,872 out of 6,025. Before him are Siyka Kelbecheva, Miguel White, Ruth Chepng'etich, Edward Gal, Dani Stevens, and Antje Harvey. After him are Carie Graves, Park Kyung-mo, Richard Chelimo, Xian Dongmei, Domingo Manrique, and Margaret Bailes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Harry Jerome ranks 604. Before him are Billy Fury, Maxine Hong Kingston, Melba Moore, Howard Hesseman, Don LaFontaine, and Bob Knight. After him are James Burrows, Adam Faith, Cynthia Weil, Savitri Jindal, Barney Frank, and Robert Pinsky. Among people deceased in 1982, Harry Jerome ranks 309. Before him are Hilda James, Arthur Lowe, Bernard Malivoire, Hans Conried, Tom Tully, and Bill Eckersley. After him are Jack Webb, Victor Glushkov, Keith Green, Ruth Donnelly, Hugh Beaumont, and Will Lee.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Harry Jerome ranks 872 out of 1,622. Before him are Allen Berg (1961), Christina Cox (1971), Molly Parker (1972), Pete Desjardins (1907), Timothy Findley (1930), and Andrea Jung (1959). After him are Gary Lux (1959), John Ralston Saul (1947), Gregory Colbert (1960), Anne Ottenbrite (1966), Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (1998), and Sara Canning (1987).

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Among ATHLETES In Canada

Among athletes born in Canada, Harry Jerome ranks 56. Before him are Clarence McKerrow (1877), Myriam Bédard (1969), Devon Larratt (1975), Brianne Theisen-Eaton (1988), Marc-André Fleury (1984), and Pete Desjardins (1907). After him are Dean Crawford (1958), Lynn Williams (null), Tommy Gorman (1886), Aaron Brown (1992), Dave Trottier (1906), and Bruce Robertson (1962).

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