Ernle Leighton Haisley (born 20 June 1936) is a Jamaican former high jumper who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics.
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.
Haisley finished second behind Patrick Etolu in the high jump event at the 1958 AAA Championships and shortly afterwards Haisley represented Jamaica at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games winning gold in the high jump 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 Representing 1956Olympic GamesMelbourne, Australia15thHigh jump1.96 m1957British West Indies ChampionshipsKingston, Jamaica1stHigh jump2.04 m1stPole vault3.35 m1958British Empire and Commonwealth GamesCardiff, United Kingdom1stHigh jump2.06 m1959Pan American Games1Chicago, United States3rdHigh jump2.01 m1960British West Indies ChampionshipsKingston, Jamaica1stHigh jump2.02 m1962Central American and Caribbean GamesKingston, Jamaica3rdHigh jump1.94 m 1Representing the British West Indies
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