Introduction
Legends
Leaders & Achievers
Track & Field
Winter Sports
Water Sports
|
|
![PA-209764](../../data2.collectionscanada.ca/ap/a/a209764k.gif)
National Archives of Canada PA-209764 |
|
![Harry Jerome](images/name25.gif)
Harry Jerome competing at the 1968 Olympic Games
in Mexico, photographer unknown
Despite major leg injuries sustained throughout most
of his athletic career, Harry Jerome (1940-1982) was one of Canada’s greatest athletes during the 1960s.
He set two world records for the sprint distances of 100 yards and 100 metres, and won a bronze medal
at the Tokyo Olympics in 1964.
|