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A Famous Black Canadian Never Give Up Harry Jerome Stanley Park, Vancouver Erected in1988 The Harry Jerome International Track Classic(国际田径精英赛 ) Harry Jerome (1) Born in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, 9/30/1940 Moved to Vancouver in 1951, 5 siblings John Armstrong Howard , railway porter the first black Olympic athlete from Canada,1912 Summer Olympics. At the age of 18, broke the Canadian record in the 220-yard sprint — held for 31 years by Percy Williams Achievements 1960 World Record 100 m: 10.0 1960 Olympic Games 100 m Canadian team member 1961 World Record 100 yds: 9.3 1962 World Record 100 yds: 9.2 1964 Summer Olympics 100 m: 3rd 10.2 / 200 m: 4th 20.7 1966 World Record 100 yds: 9.1 1966 Commonwealth Games 100 yds: 1st 9.4 1967 Pan American Games 100 m 1st 10.2 1968 Summer Olympics 100 m: 7th 10.2 Harry Jerome (2) Pulled a muscle in the 100-metre semi-finals and was out of the competition, 1960 Summer Olympic Games in Rome Pulled up lame and finished last in the 100-yard final, suffered a severe injury at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia, Doctors initially believed he would never walk again 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo earned a bronze medal in the 100-metre final Won the gold medal in the 1966 1967 Harry Jerome (3) Retired from the athletic world in 1969 During his career, Jerome set a total six world records Create Canadas new Ministry of Sport Designed a series of cartoon manuals for coaching instruction and game rules for children Developed The Premier’s Sports Awards December 7, 1982, died from a brain aneurysm Harry Jerome (4) At the University of Oregon, he coupled his athletic achievements with scholastic success, earning his master’s degree in science. He fought to remove wage discrimination barriers against Blacks, and strove to improve mainstream Canadians’ perception of the Black community Honoured BBPA Harry Jerome Awards: a national event that recognizes and honours excellence in African-