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Full name | Henry Edward Kerr | |||||||||||
Born | 28 January 1879 Inglewood, New Zealand | |||||||||||
Died | 17 May 1951 (aged 72) Taranaki, New Zealand | |||||||||||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||
Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | |||||||||||
Relative | Winston Cowie (great-grandson) | |||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
Medal record
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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]