On this day in History, November 29, 1962, George Kerr took the gold medal for Jamaica in the Commonwealth Games 440 yards at Perth, Australia.
Kerr was a Jamaican athlete who competed in the 400 meters and 800 meters twice making the Olympic Games final in the latter event. He was born in Hanover Parish.
He competed for the British West Indies at the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy where he won the bronze medal in the 800 metres. He then teamed up with Keith Gardner, Malcolm Spence and James Wedderburn to win the bronze medal in the 4 x 400 metres.
In 1962, he became the first Jamaican athlete to have the national flag flown in recognition of winning a gold when he won double gold in the 400 meter and 800 meter at the Central American and Caribbean Games held at Kingston’s National Stadium.
