Statue of Harry Jerome, Bronze memorial statue in Stanley Park, Vancouver, Canada
The Harry Jerome statue is a 9-foot (2.7 m) bronze sculpture by Jack Harman, placed in Stanley Park, Vancouver. It shows the sprinter with his chest thrust forward into the finish tape. The work was created in 1986 and unveiled in 1988.
Jerome was a Canadian sprinter who won bronze at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics and set seven world records over sprint distances during his career. The statue was erected after his death in 1982 to give his legacy a permanent place in the public space of his home city.
The statue's plaque was stolen in 2016, so the base no longer carries the dedication text visitors once read. Toronto artist Moya Garrison-Msingwana's 2019 Google Doodle marking Jerome's birthday was loosely inspired by the sculpture, bringing the figure to screens worldwide.
The statue stands beside the Stanley Park seawall, near Brockton Point in Vancouver. The seawall path is paved and level here, shared by walkers and cyclists, and the sculpture is passed directly on foot. It remains outdoors and viewable year-round.
Jerome suffered a stroke in 1960, just weeks before the Rome Olympics, and many doubted he would compete again at that level. His return to win a medal in Tokyo four years later made his story one of the more remarkable comebacks in Canadian sports history.
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