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| ⚫ | '''Harry Kane''' (born 24 May 1933) is a British former Olympic [[hurdler]].<ref name="sports-reference1">{{cite web|url= |
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| ⚫ | '''Harry Kane''' (born 24 May 1933) is a British former Olympic [[hurdler]].<ref name="sports-reference1">{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ka/harry-kane-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418042729/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ka/harry-kane-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Harry Kane Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics |publisher=Sports-reference.com |date=24 May 1933 |accessdate=28 October 2013}}</ref> Born "Harry Cohen" to a Jewish family in England, he set British and [[Maccabiah Games]] records during his career.<ref name="google1804">{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=883&dat=19540730&id=6vFOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=e0wDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1804,1911973 |title=Eight Jewish Athletes at BEG |publisher=The Canadian Jewish Chronicle |date= 30 July 1954|accessdate=28 October 2013}}</ref> |
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==Biography== |
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Kane set an English inter-country record in the [[440 yard hurdles]], and matched the Scottish all-comers record.<ref name="google1804"/> In 1952, at the British Athletic Championships he won the 120 yard hurdles with a time of 15.4, and the 200 yard hurdles with a time of 23.3.<ref name="Gbrathletics.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/bc/bc3.htm |title=British Athletics Championships 1945–1959 |publisher=Gbrathletics.com |date= |accessdate=28 October 2013}}</ref> At the [[1953 Maccabiah Games]], Kane won the [[400 meter |
Kane set an English inter-country record in the [[440 yard hurdles]], and matched the Scottish all-comers record.<ref name="google1804"/> In 1952, at the British Athletic Championships he won the 120 yard hurdles with a time of 15.4, and the 200 yard hurdles with a time of 23.3.<ref name="Gbrathletics.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/bc/bc3.htm |title=British Athletics Championships 1945–1959 |publisher=Gbrathletics.com |date= |accessdate=28 October 2013}}</ref> At the [[1953 Maccabiah Games]], Kane won the [[400 meter]] with a games record times of 50.5.<ref name="google1804"/> |
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In 1954, at the British Athletic Championships he won the 440 yard hurdles with a time of 53.4.<ref name="Gbrathletics.com"/> In 1954, competing for England, Kane was second in the [[1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games]] 440 yard hurdles, with a time of 53.3.<ref name="sports-reference1"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6_FOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=e0wDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5178,1964650&dq=harry+kane+hurdles&hl=en |title= |
In 1954, at the British Athletic Championships he won the 440 yard hurdles with a time of 53.4.<ref name="Gbrathletics.com"/> In 1954, competing for England, Kane was second in the [[1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games]] 440 yard hurdles, with a time of 53.3.<ref name="sports-reference1"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6_FOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=e0wDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5178,1964650&dq=harry+kane+hurdles&hl=en |title=Jewish Athletes Take 6 Medals |publisher=The Canadian Jewish Chronicle |date= |accessdate=28 October 2013}}</ref> His personal best in the 400 was 51.5, in 1954, setting a British record.<ref name="sports-reference1"/><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dAq4TGQsWwwC&dq=%22harry+kane%22+hurdles&pg=PA287 |title=Day by Day in Jewish Sports History |author=Bob Wechsler |publisher=KTAV Publishing House |date= 2008|accessdate=28 October 2013|isbn=9780881259698 }}</ref> In 1954, he was ranked seventh in the world in the 400 hurdles.<ref name="trackandfieldnews1">{{cite web|url=http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/rankings/men/10-m400HRank.pdf |publisher=www.trackandfieldnews.com |accessdate=28 October 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029202056/http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/rankings/men/10-m400HRank.pdf |archivedate=29 October 2013 |title=World Rankings — Men's 400 Hurdles }}</ref> |
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Kane competed for England in the [[1956 Summer Olympics]] in Melbourne, in the 400 meter hurdles.<ref name="sports-reference1"/> |
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| ⚫ | In 1957, he was ranked eighth in the world in the 400 hurdles.<ref name="trackandfieldnews1"/> That year, Kane won a gold medal at the [[1957 Maccabiah Games]] in the quarter mile run, won the 400 meter hurdles, and took a silver medal in the 200 meter hurdles, with a time of 25.3 seconds.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1957/09/20/84978656.html?pdf_redirect=true&site=false|title=U.S. Team Annexes Men's Track and Field Laurels as Maccabiah Games End; OVER-ALL HONORS GAINED BY ISRAEL Host Team Has 226 Points --Kiwitt, Relay Quartet Help U.S. Tally 197 Heat Bothers Athletes Aussie Takes Title|website=timesmachine.nytimes.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1957/09/18/archives/2-us-athletes-score-in-israel-engel-is-first-in-hammer-throwlaskau.html |title=2 U.S. ATHLETES SCORE IN ISRAEL – Engel Is First in Hammer Throw-Laskau Retires After Winning Walk Israeli Team Leads Matza Misses 800-Heats |work=nytimes.com |date=18 September 1957 |accessdate=28 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7TlUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ajoNAAAAIBAJ&pg=4399,3201196&dq=harry+kane+hurdles&hl=en|publisher=The Leader-Post |date= |accessdate=28 October 2013|title=American sets mark}}</ref> |
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In his early athletics career, in May 1949, Kane finished runner up in two flat races in an athletics competition held in Victoria Park, Bethnal Green. Kane finished second in the 220yds sprint to his cousin, Ivor Baylin and Kane finished second to Dove in the 440yds race.<ref>{{Citation|title=Who's Who|date=2007-12-01|chapter=Hornblower, Prof. Simon, (born 29 May 1949), Senior Research Fellow, All Souls College, Oxford, since 2010|publisher=Oxford University Press|doi=10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u10000467}}</ref><ref>Source: Oxford & St Georges senior club 'Snippets' newsletter dated 14 May 1949</ref> |
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Harry Kane (born 24 May 1933) is a British former Olympic hurdler.[1] Born "Harry Cohen" to a Jewish family in England, he set British and Maccabiah Games records during his career.[2]
Biography
[edit]Kane set an English inter-country record in the 440 yard hurdles, and matched the Scottish all-comers record.[2] In 1952, at the British Athletic Championships he won the 120 yard hurdles with a time of 15.4, and the 200 yard hurdles with a time of 23.3.[3] At the 1953 Maccabiah Games, Kane won the 400 meter with a games record times of 50.5.[2]
In 1954, at the British Athletic Championships he won the 440 yard hurdles with a time of 53.4.[3] In 1954, competing for England, Kane was second in the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games 440 yard hurdles, with a time of 53.3.[1][4] His personal best in the 400 was 51.5, in 1954, setting a British record.[1][5] In 1954, he was ranked seventh in the world in the 400 hurdles.[6]
Kane competed for England in the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, in the 400 meter hurdles.[1]
In 1957, he was ranked eighth in the world in the 400 hurdles.[6] That year, Kane won a gold medal at the 1957 Maccabiah Games in the quarter mile run, won the 400 meter hurdles, and took a silver medal in the 200 meter hurdles, with a time of 25.3 seconds.[7][8][9]
In his early athletics career, in May 1949, Kane finished runner up in two flat races in an athletics competition held in Victoria Park, Bethnal Green. Kane finished second in the 220yds sprint to his cousin, Ivor Baylin and Kane finished second to Dove in the 440yds race.[10][11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Harry Kane Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics". Sports-reference.com. 24 May 1933. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
- ^ a b c "Eight Jewish Athletes at BEG". The Canadian Jewish Chronicle. 30 July 1954. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
- ^ a b "British Athletics Championships 1945–1959". Gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
- ^ "Jewish Athletes Take 6 Medals". The Canadian Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
- ^ Bob Wechsler (2008). Day by Day in Jewish Sports History. KTAV Publishing House. ISBN 9780881259698. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
- ^ a b "World Rankings — Men's 400 Hurdles" (PDF). www.trackandfieldnews.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
- ^ "U.S. Team Annexes Men's Track and Field Laurels as Maccabiah Games End; OVER-ALL HONORS GAINED BY ISRAEL Host Team Has 226 Points --Kiwitt, Relay Quartet Help U.S. Tally 197 Heat Bothers Athletes Aussie Takes Title". timesmachine.nytimes.com.
- ^ "2 U.S. ATHLETES SCORE IN ISRAEL – Engel Is First in Hammer Throw-Laskau Retires After Winning Walk Israeli Team Leads Matza Misses 800-Heats". nytimes.com. 18 September 1957. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
- ^ "American sets mark". The Leader-Post. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
- ^ "Hornblower, Prof. Simon, (born 29 May 1949), Senior Research Fellow, All Souls College, Oxford, since 2010", Who's Who, Oxford University Press, 1 December 2007, doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u10000467
- ^ Source: Oxford & St Georges senior club 'Snippets' newsletter dated 14 May 1949
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