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Harry Kerr

1879 - 1951

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Henry Edward Kerr (28 January 1879 – 17 May 1951) was a New Zealand athlete who competed mainly in walking events. He competed for Australasia in the 1908 Summer Olympics held in London in the 3500 metre walk where he won the bronze medal. This was the first time a New Zealand-born person had won an Olympic medal. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Harry Kerr is the 359th most popular athlete (up from 2,636th in 2019), the 42nd most popular biography from New Zealand (up from 136th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular New Zealander Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Harry Kerr ranks 359 out of 6,025. Before him are Olga Gyarmati, František Čapek, Nawal El Moutawakel, Harry Stenqvist, George Baird, and Balbir Singh Sr.. After him are Helen Stephens, Oscar Goßler, Ted Meredith, Arne Åhman, Elżbieta Krzesińska, and Albert Tyler.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1879, Harry Kerr ranks 136. Before him are Duchess Sophia Charlotte of Oldenburg, Wallace Stevens, Agnes Arber, Ion G. Duca, José Millán-Astray, and Princess Feodora of Saxe-Meiningen. After him are Thành Thái, Richárd Weisz, Philippe Gaubert, Mostafa El-Nahas, Pavel Bazhov, and Walery Sławek. Among people deceased in 1951, Harry Kerr ranks 108. Before him are Selim Palmgren, José Enrique Varela, Edgar Rubin, Alphonse de Châteaubriant, Fritz Julius Kuhn, and Angelos Sikelianos. After him are Tilemachos Karakalos, Fréhel, Max Horton, Peter Cheyney, Louis Adamic, and Henry Taylor.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, Harry Kerr ranks 42 out of 303. Before him are Lorde (1996), Chris Wood (1991), Richard Curtis (1956), Cindy Kiro (1958), Janet Frame (1924), and George Forbes (1869). After him are Wynton Rufer (1962), Andrew Niccol (1964), Cliff Curtis (1968), Temuera Morrison (1960), John Key (1961), and Meri Mangakāhia (1868).

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Among ATHLETES In New Zealand

Among athletes born in New Zealand, Harry Kerr ranks 2. Before him are John Walker (1952). After him are Peter Snell (1938), Warren Cole (1940), Yvette Williams (1929), Joe Earl (1952), Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics#Field hockey (null), Dudley Storey (1939), Hugh Anderson (1936), Eric Verdonk (1959), Murray Halberg (1933), and Jack Lovelock (1910).

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