Hamish Kerr

Hamish Kerr
Personal information
Born17 August 1996 (1996-08-17) (age 29)
Dunedin, New Zealand
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
High jump
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals1st (2024)
World finals1st (2025)
National finals1st (2015, 2017–2023, 2025, 2026)
Personal bests2.36 m AR (2024)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  New Zealand
Olympic Games
2024 Paris High jump
World Championships
2025 Tokyo High jump
World Indoor Championships
2024 Glasgow High jump
2025 Nanjing High jump
2022 Belgrade High jump
Diamond League
2025 High jump
Commonwealth Games
2022 Birmingham High jump

Hamish Kerr (born 17 August 1996) is a New Zealand high jumper. He won the gold medal in the men's high jump at the 2024 Paris Olympics and the 2025 World Championships. At the World Indoor Championships he won gold in 2024 having previously won bronze in 2022. He also won gold at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Kerr is the co-holder of the Oceanian record and sole holder of the Oceanian indoor record.