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File No. 269917 · Adjudicated
Harry Jerome
Athlete — Canadian track and field runner
Born
1940
Birthplace
PRINCE ALBERT, SASKATCHEWAN
Citizenships
CA
Canadianness Score
🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁
5.0/ 5
Weighted across 2 scored criteria
Designation
Bleeds Maple Syrup 🍁Born, raised, and still says “out for a rip” unironically.
Scorecard
Path A — born on Canadian soilI. Origin
Born on Canadian soil — yes
PRINCE ALBERT, SASKATCHEWAN
Canadian parentage — not scored
Both parents Canadian
Citizenship on record — not scored
Automatic by birth
II. Residency
Formative years spent in Canada — yes
Raised — Saskatchewan
Lived in Canada by choice — not scored
Residency on record as an adult
Worked or filmed in Canada — not scored
Credits filed north of the 49th
III. Cultural evidence — not scored
Section III is recorded for the file only. Birth on Canadian soil already settles the matter.
Publicly claims to be Canadian — not scored
Says so, out loud
Canada claims them back — not scored
Claimed, enthusiastically
Fun fact
Has a mountain named after him in BC's Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park — Mount Harry Jerome.
The verdict
Sprinted his way into Canadian sports history despite facing racism and injury setbacks that would've stopped most athletes. Set multiple world records representing Canada at the Olympics, and became such a legend that they named a park after him in Vancouver. Canada proudly claims him as one of the greatest track athletes we've ever produced, eh.
Adjudicated by
The Standings Committee
Status
Final — appealable
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References — en.wikipedia.org