Ernle Haisley
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| Nationality | Jamaican | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 June 1936 Saint Catherine, Jamaica | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | High jump | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ernle Leighton Haisley (born 20 June 1936) is a Jamaican former high jumper who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
In 1956, Haisley took part in the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. He reached a height of 1.96 metres in the final, placing him 15th.[2]
Haisley finished second behind Patrick Etolu in the high jump event at the 1958 AAA Championships[3][4][5] and shortly afterwards Haisley represented Jamaica at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games winning gold in the high jump[2] with a height of 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m). This remained the Commonwealth Games high jump record until 1962.
In the following year, he represented British West Indies at the 1959 Pan American Games, winning bronze with a height of 2.00 metres. His final success in major competition was at the Athletics at the 1962 Central American and Caribbean Games in Kingston, Jamaica, where he won bronze with a height of 1.94 metres.
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| Representing Jamaica | |||||
| 1956 | Olympic Games | Melbourne, Australia | 15th | High jump | 1.96 m |
| 1957 | British West Indies Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | 1st | High jump | 2.04 m |
| 1st | Pole vault | 3.35 m | |||
| 1958 | British Empire and Commonwealth Games | Cardiff, United Kingdom | 1st | High jump | 2.06 m |
| 1959 | Pan American Games1 | Chicago, United States | 3rd | High jump | 2.01 m |
| 1960 | British West Indies Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | 1st | High jump | 2.02 m |
| 1962 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Kingston, Jamaica | 3rd | High jump | 1.94 m |
1Representing the British West Indies
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ernle Haisley". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
- ^ a b "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
- ^ "Ibbotson quits... Pirie flops". Sunday Sun (Newcastle). 13 July 1958. Retrieved 2 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
- ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2 May 2025.