Ross Sheppard

{{short description|Canadian triple jumper}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Ross Sheppard | full_name = | image = | caption = | sport = Athletics | event = Triple jump | club = | birth_date = {{birth date|1888|11|22|df=yes}} | birth_place = Toronto, Ontario, Canada | death_date = {{death date and age|1967|9|4|1888|11|22|df=yes}} | death_place = | height = | weight = }}

'''Ross Sheppard''' (22 November 1888 – 4 September 1967) was a Canadian athlete and educator.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/66241 |title=Ross Sheppard |publisher=Olympedia |access-date=1 October 2021}}</ref> He competed in the men's triple jump at the 1924 Summer Olympics, where he placed 16th.<ref name="SportsRef">{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sh/ross-sheppard-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418110512/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sh/ross-sheppard-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Ross Sheppardx Olympic Results |accessdate=21 December 2017}}</ref> The Ross Sheppard High School in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada is named after him.<ref name="SportsRef"/>

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