Gilbert John Crawford Kerr (15 January 1902 – 26 October 1950) was a British

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, who competed at the

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Career

Kerr finished third behind

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in the high jump event at the

1924 AAA Championships The 1924 AAA Championships was the 1924 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 20 to 21 June 1924 at Stamford Bridge (stadium), Stamford Bridge in London, ...

. Shortly afterwards he was selected for the British team at the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris but was eliminated in qualifying during the men's high jump event.

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* 1902 births 1950 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1924 Summer Olympics British male high jumpers Olympic athletes for Great Britain Place of birth missing People from the Isle of Arran Sportspeople from Scottish islands Scottish male high jumpers 20th-century Scottish sportsmen {{Scotland-athletics-bio-stub