Harry Jerome
Olympic athlete
1940 – 1982
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Who was Harry Jerome?
Henry "Harry" Winston Jerome, OC was a Canadian track and field runner. He was the grandson of John Howard, a railway porter who represented Canada in the 1912 Summer Olympics.
Born in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, he moved to North Vancouver at age 12. In 1970 he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. Harry Jerome died of a brain aneurysm in December 1982, at the age of 42. His sister, Valerie Jerome, was also an Olympian who competed for Canada at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.
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- Born
- Sep 30, 1940
Prince Albert - Spouses
- Nationality
- Canada
- Education
- University of Oregon
- Died
- Dec 7, 1982
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on July 23, 2013
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