Ernest Leighton "Ernle" Haisley (born 20 June 1937) is a

Jamaica Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of His ...

n former

high jump The high jump is a track and field event in which competitors must jump unaided over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without dislodging it. In its modern, most-practiced format, a bar is placed between two standards with a crash mat f ...

er who competed in the

1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi ...

.
In 1956, Haisley took part in the

in Melbourne. He reached a height of 1.96 metres in the final, placing him 15th.
Haisley represented Jamaica at the

1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games The 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (Welsh: Gemau Ymerodraeth Prydain a'r Gymanwlad 1958) were held in Cardiff, Wales, from 18–26 July 1958. Thirty-five nations sent a total of 1,130 athletes and 228 officials to the Cardiff 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 The West Indies Federation took part in the 3rd Pan American Games, held in Chicago, USA from 28 August 28 to 7 September 1959, under the name British West Indies. These were the only Pan American Games attended by the British West Indies, as t ...

, 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 Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and the Norman Manley Inter ...

, where he won bronze with a height of 1.94 metres.

References

1937 births Living people Sportspeople from Saint Catherine Parish Jamaican male high jumpers Olympic athletes for Jamaica Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Jamaica Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 1959 Pan American Games Pan American Games bronze medalists for the British West Indies Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 1959 Pan American Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Jamaica Competitors at the 1962 Central American and Caribbean Games 20th-century Jamaican people 21st-century Jamaican people Medallists at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games {{Jamaica-athletics-bio-stub