[1] Born "Harry Cohen" to a Jewish family in England, he set British and Maccabiah Games records during his career.

[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.

[6] Kane competed for England in the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, in the 400 meter 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.