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.

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Category:1944 births
Category:Living people
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1959 Pan American Games
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Category:Canadian female sprinters
Category:Canadian female long jumpers
Category:Olympic track and field athletes of Canada
Category:Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada
Category:Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
Category:Canadian people of African-American descent
Category:Black Canadian sportspeople
Category:Black Canadian women
Category:People from Saint Boniface, Winnipeg
Category:Sportspeople from Winnipeg
Category:Sportspeople from North Vancouver
Category:History of Black people in British Columbia