Английская Википедия:Harry Kerr (racewalker)
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Henry Edward Kerr (28 January 1879 – 17 May 1951) was a New Zealand athlete who competed mainly in walking events.[1] He competed for Australasia in the 1908 Summer Olympics held in London in the 3500 metre walk where he won the bronze medal. This was the first time a New Zealand-born person had won an Olympic medal.[2][3]
Biography
Kerr was born in Taranaki[2] and was a champion shooter and keen rugby player, as well as competing in a variety of track and field events.[2] Competing for a time as a professional he was required to stand down from competition for two years in order to regain his amateur status.[2] After winning numerous national titles Kerr virtually retired in 1912 and briefly served in World War I in mid-1918,[4] but returned to win two more national titles in 1925 at the age of 46.[2]
Kerr was inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame in 1996.[2]
On 13 July 2008 to commemorate the first Olympic Games medal by a New Zealander (actually on 14 July 1908) the Harry Kerr Centennial Walking Relay was held at Sovereign Stadium, Mairangi Bay, Auckland. Two events were held, a 5×10 km relay and a 3500 m individual event.[5][6] A shield for the winning team was presented by Kerr's daughter-in-law.[6][7][8] It is proposed that this will be an annual event.[7]
Kerr's great-grandson is New Zealand film director and rugby union player Winston Cowie.[9]
References
External links
- Шаблон:New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame
- Шаблон:New Zealand Olympic Committee
- Шаблон:Olympics.com
- Harry Kerr Centennial Relay on Racewalking Auckland website
Шаблон:1908 Australasian Olympic team
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 2,2 2,3 2,4 2,5 Harry Kerr Шаблон:Webarchive. New Zealand Olympic Committee.
- ↑ Harry Kerr. sports-reference.com
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Harry Kerr Centennial Walking Relay and other news from the week. Athletics New Zealand. 14 July 2008
- ↑ 6,0 6,1 Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ 7,0 7,1 First Olympic medal celebrated. North Shore Times. 10 July 2008
- ↑ Picture of Rose Sheat, Kerr's daughter-in-law, with Shield. newspix.nzherald.co.nz. 12 July 2008
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
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