Crawford Kerr
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British high jumper
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Born | (1902年01月15日)15 January 1902 Lochranza, Isle of Arran, Scotland |
| Died | 26 October 1950(1950年10月26日) (aged 48) Lincoln, England |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | High jump |
| Club | University of Glasgow |
Gilbert John Crawford Kerr (15 January 1902 – 26 October 1950) was a British athlete, who competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[1]
Career
[edit ]Kerr finished third behind Larry Stanley in the high jump event at the 1924 AAA Championships.[2] [3] [4] Shortly afterwards he was selected for the British team at the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris but was eliminated in qualifying during the men's high jump event.[5]
References
[edit ]- ^ "Crawford Kerr". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ^ "To-day's Athletics" . Gloucestershire Echo. 21 June 1924. Retrieved 3 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Athletic Championships" . Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 23 June 1924. Retrieved 3 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Crawford Kerr Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
External links
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