Harry Jerome

Harry Jerome
Harry Jerome Statue
Personal information
Birth nameWinston Jerome
NicknameHarold
Born(1940-09-30)September 30, 1940
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada
DiedDecember 7, 1982(1982-12-07) (aged 42)
North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Sport
CountryCanada
SportTrack and field
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
1964 Tokyo100 metres
Pan American Games
1967 Winnipeg100 metres
British Empire and Commonwealth Games
1966 Kingston100 yards
Universiade
1965 Budapest100 metres

Harry Winston Jerome OC (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.