Crawford Kerr

Crawford Kerr
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born(1902-01-15)15 January 1902
Lochranza, Isle of Arran, Scotland
Died26 October 1950(1950-10-26) (aged 48)
Lincoln, England
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
High jump
ClubUniversity of Glasgow

Gilbert John Crawford Kerr (15 January 1902 – 26 October 1950) was a British athlete, who competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Career

Kerr finished third behind Larry Stanley in the high jump event at the 1924 AAA Championships. 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.

References

  1. ↑ "Crawford Kerr". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  2. ↑ "To-day's Athletics". Gloucestershire Echo. 21 June 1924. Retrieved 3 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Athletic Championships". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 23 June 1924. Retrieved 3 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  5. ↑ 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.