Jerry Jeremiah
Personal information | |
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Born |
Malakula, Malampa, Vanuatu | August 1, 1963
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | Vanuatu |
Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | 100 metres |
Jerome "Jerry" Jeremiah (born 1 August 1963, in Malakula) is a Vanuatuan sprinter
Jeremiah competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul in his country's first-ever appearance at the Summer Olympics; he entered the 100 metres and ran a time of 10.96 seconds and finished 8th in his heat so didn't qualify for the next round. He also ran in the 200 metres and recorded a time of 22.01 seconds and finished 7th in his heat but again he failed to qualify for the next round.[1] He also competed at the 1986 Commonwealth Games[2] and at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics and 1991 World Championships in Athletics.
References
- ↑ Sports Reference Profile
- ↑ "1986 TEAM VANUATU TO COMMONWEALTH GAMES, EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND". foxpulsesport.com. Fox Sport. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
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