Valerie Jerome

Valerie Jerome (born 28 April 1944) is a Canadian sprinter. She competed in the women's 100 metres at the 1960 Summer Olympics. She finished third in the 1959 Pan American Games 4 × 100 metres relay (with Sally McCallum, Maureen Rever, and Heather Campbell). Jerome also finished seventh in the 1959 Pan American Games long jump. She is the sister of Harry Jerome and the granddaughter of John Howard.[1]

Valerie Jerome
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (1944-04-28) 28 April 1944
Saint Boniface, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Sport
SportSprinting
Event(s)100 metres
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
1959 Chicago 4×100 metres relay

After attending the University of British Columbia, she worked as an educator for 35 years and was spearheaded a successful campaign to establish a chair in Black Canadian studies at Dalhousie University. She was a torchbearer at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics and "worked with Jerome Outreach, an athletic club for inner-city children named in honour of her brother, as well as the Harry Jerome International Track Classic."[2]

She ran in seven elections for the Green Party, at federal, provincial, and municipal levels. Her son Stuart Parker led the Green Party of British Columbia from 1993 to 2000.[2]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Valerie Jerome Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  2. "Valerie Jerome". Faculty of Education.
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