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Ernest ("Ernie") Earl Shelton (born October 28, 1932) was a male high jumper from the United States, who competed in the 1950s. He won the gold medal at the 1955 Pan American Games.

Shelton set his personal best in the men's high jump event (2.115 metres) on 1955-06-10 at a meet in his home town of Los Angeles. He failed to qualify for the 1956 Summer Olympics, finishing in fifth place (2.04 metres) at the 1956 US Olympic Trials. Shelton also competed in the decathlon.

He first competed for Washington Preparatory High School in Los Angeles, finishing in a 5-way tie for 2nd place at the 1951 CIF California State Meet.^[1] Next he went to the University of Southern California where he won the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships twice in a row.^[2] He won the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in both 1954 and 1955 (1955 tied with Charles Dumas who at the time was still at Centennial High School (Compton, California) who would win the Olympic Gold medal the following year^[3] Both Dumas and Shelton were in a race to become the first man to clear 7 feet, with Dumas getting the honor. It was crushing to Shelton, who never did clear 7 feet.

Shelton has gone on to become a celebrated sculptor, working from his studio in Cambria, California.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7] He has worked as an Imagineer on the original Disneyland creating a statue in the Ancient Cambodian City section of the Jungle Cruise attraction as well as work at EPCOT and Tokyo Disneyland. He sculpted numerous artworks for the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences headquarters in North Hollywood, including life-sized statues of Johnny Carson, Jack Benny, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. He has also contributed to special effects pieces for RoboCop, Total Recall, Legend and other motion pictures.^[8]

Achievements

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result	Height
1951	USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships	Berkeley, California	3rd	1.93 m
1953	USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships	Dayton, Ohio	2nd	2.02 m
1954	USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships	St. Louis, Missouri	1st^[3]	2.07 m
1955	Pan American Games	Mexico City, Mexico	1st	2.01 m
1955	USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships	Boulder, Colorado	1st^[3]	2.08 m
1956	USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships	Bakersfield, California	2nd	2.04 m
1957	USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships	Dayton, Ohio	2nd	2.06 m
1958	USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships	Bakersfield, California	6th	1.98 m

References

^ "California State Meet Results - 1915 to present". Hank Lawson. Retrieved 2012-12-25.
^ "USATF - Statistics - NCAA and USATF Dual Champions". Archived from the original on 2010-03-06. Retrieved 2010-10-15.
^ ^a ^b ^c "USATF - Statistics - USA Outdoor Track & Field Champions". Archived from the original on 2011-06-11. Retrieved 2012-07-24.
^ "Archives". Los Angeles Times. 3 May 2010.
^ "Public Art in NoHo". Archived from the original on 2008-12-02. Retrieved 2010-10-15.
^ "Ernie Shelton, the Wild Bunch (Willard Scott, Tody Smith, al Cowlings, Charles Weaver, Jimmy Gunn), USC".
^ "AMELIA RISES AGAIN AVIATOR'S STATUE CAST IN BRONZE, RETURNED TO PARK. - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
^ "Ernie Shelton". IMDb.

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[1] "California State Meet Results - 1915 to present". Hank Lawson. Retrieved 2012-12-25.

[2] "USATF - Statistics - NCAA and USATF Dual Champions". Archived from the original on 2010-03-06. Retrieved 2010-10-15.

[usatf-3] "USATF - Statistics - USA Outdoor Track & Field Champions". Archived from the original on 2011-06-11. Retrieved 2012-07-24.

[4] "Archives". Los Angeles Times. 3 May 2010.

[5] "Public Art in NoHo". Archived from the original on 2008-12-02. Retrieved 2010-10-15.

[6] "Ernie Shelton, the Wild Bunch (Willard Scott, Tody Smith, al Cowlings, Charles Weaver, Jimmy Gunn), USC".

[7] "AMELIA RISES AGAIN AVIATOR'S STATUE CAST IN BRONZE, RETURNED TO PARK. - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.

[8] "Ernie Shelton". IMDb.

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-'''Ernest ("Ernie") Shelton''' (born October 28, 1932) was a male [[high jump]]er from the [[United States]], who competed in the [[1950s]]. He won the gold medal at the 1955 [[Athletics at the 1955 Pan American Games|Pan American Games]].
+[[File:Ernie Shelton Army.jpg|thumb|Shelton in 1957 working as an illustrator for the [[United States Army]].]]
+[[File:Ernie Shelton.jpg|thumb|160px|Shelton, circa 1958]]
+'''Ernest ("Ernie") Earl Shelton''' (born October 28, 1932<!-- , deceased March 6, 2016-->) was a male [[high jump]]er from the [[United States]], who competed in the 1950s. He won the gold medal at the 1955 [[Athletics at the 1955 Pan American Games|Pan American Games]].
 Shelton set his personal best in the men's high jump event (2.115 metres) on 1955-06-10 at a meet in his home town of  [[Los Angeles]]. He failed to qualify for the [[1956 Summer Olympics]], finishing in fifth place (2.04 metres) at the 1956 [[United States Olympic Trials (track and field)|US Olympic Trials]]. Shelton also competed in the [[decathlon]].
-He first competed for [[Washington Preparatory High School]] in Los Angeles, finishing in a 5-way tie for 2nd place at the 1951 [[CIF California State Meet]].<ref>http://www.dyestatcal.com/ATHLETICS/TRACK/stateres.htm</ref> Next he went to the [[University of Southern California]] where he won the [[NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championship]]s twice in a row.<ref>http://www.usatf.org/statistics/other/ncaausatf/men/mHJ.asp</ref> He won the [[USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships]] in both 1954 and 1955 (1955 tied with [[Charles Dumas]] who at the time was still at [[Centennial High School (Compton, California)]] who would win the Olympic Gold medal the following year<ref name="usatf"/>  Both Dumas and Shelton were in a race to become the first man to clear 7 feet, with Dumas getting the honor. It was crushing to Shelton, who never did clear 7 feet.
+He first competed for [[Washington Preparatory High School]] in Los Angeles, finishing in a 5-way tie for 2nd place at the 1951 [[CIF California State Meet]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lynbrooksports.prepcaltrack.com/ATHLETICS/TRACK/stateres.htm |title=California State Meet Results - 1915 to present |publisher=Hank Lawson |access-date=2012-12-25}}</ref> Next he went to the [[University of Southern California]] where he won the [[NCAA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship|NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships]] twice in a row.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.usatf.org/statistics/other/ncaausatf/men/mHJ.asp |title=USATF - Statistics - NCAA and USATF Dual Champions |access-date=2010-10-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100306120946/http://www.usatf.org/statistics/other/ncaausatf/men/mHJ.asp |archive-date=2010-03-06 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He won the [[USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships]] in both 1954 and 1955 (1955 tied with [[Charles Dumas]] who at the time was still at [[Centennial High School (Compton, California)]] who would win the Olympic Gold medal the following year<ref name="usatf"/>  Both Dumas and Shelton were in a race to become the first man to clear 7 feet, with Dumas getting the honor. It was crushing to Shelton, who never did clear 7 feet.
-Shelton has gone on to become a celebrated sculptor, working from his studio in [[Cambria, California]].<ref>http://articles.latimes.com/2010/may/03/sports/la-sp-crowe-20100504</ref><ref>http://www.nohoartsdistrict.com/art/public_art_in_noho.htm</ref><ref>http://www.publicartinla.com/USCArt/wild_bunch.html</ref><ref>http://www.thefreelibrary.com/AMELIA+RISES+AGAIN+AVIATOR'S+STATUE+CAST+IN+BRONZE,+RETURNED+TO+PARK-a0111368809</ref> He has also contributed to special effects pieces for ''[[RoboCop]]'', ''[[Total Recall]]'', ''[[Legend (film)|Legend]]'' and other motion pictures.<ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1930069/</ref>
+Shelton has gone on to become a celebrated sculptor, working from his studio in [[Cambria, California]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-may-03-la-sp-crowe-20100504-story.html|title = Archives|website = [[Los Angeles Times]]| date=3 May 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nohoartsdistrict.com/art/public_art_in_noho.htm |title=Public Art in NoHo |access-date=2010-10-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081202005237/http://www.nohoartsdistrict.com/art/public_art_in_noho.htm |archive-date=2008-12-02 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.publicartinla.com/USCArt/wild_bunch.html|title=Ernie Shelton, the Wild Bunch (Willard Scott, Tody Smith, al Cowlings, Charles Weaver, Jimmy Gunn), USC}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/AMELIA+RISES+AGAIN+AVIATOR'S+STATUE+CAST+IN+BRONZE,+RETURNED+TO+PARK-a0111368809 |title=AMELIA RISES AGAIN AVIATOR'S STATUE CAST IN BRONZE, RETURNED TO PARK. - Free Online Library |website=www.thefreelibrary.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304223959/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/AMELIA+RISES+AGAIN+AVIATOR'S+STATUE+CAST+IN+BRONZE,+RETURNED+TO+PARK-a0111368809 |archive-date=2016-03-04}}</ref>  He has worked as an [[Imagineering|Imagineer]] on the original [[Disneyland]] creating a statue in the Ancient Cambodian City section of the [[Jungle Cruise]] attraction as well as work at [[EPCOT]] and [[Tokyo Disneyland]]. He sculpted numerous artworks for the [[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]] headquarters in North Hollywood, including life-sized statues of [[Johnny Carson]], [[Jack Benny]], [[Lucille Ball]] and [[Desi Arnaz]]. He has also contributed to special effects pieces for ''[[RoboCop]]'', ''[[Total Recall (1990 film)|Total Recall]]'', ''[[Legend (1985 film)|Legend]]'' and other motion pictures.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1930069/|title=Ernie Shelton|website=[[IMDb]]}}</ref>
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v t e USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners in men's high jump (standing high jump)
Standing high jump	1906: Ray Ewry 1907: Ray Ewry 1908: John Biller, Platt Adams 1909: Platt Adams 1910: Platt Adams 1913: Platt Adams 1915: William Taylor 1916: William Taylor 1917: William Taylor 1918: Leo Goehring 1919: William Taylor 1920: Ben Adams 1921: Ed Emes 1922: Edward Emes 1923: Thomas Hoskins 1924: Harry Sweitzer 1925: Harold Osborn 1926: Hans Hedberg 1927: Hans Hedberg 1928: Harold Osborn 1929: Harold Osborn 1930: Harold Osborn 1931: Harold Osborn
High jump	1906: Herbert Gidney 1907: Harry Porter 1908: Harry Porter 1909: Harry Porter 1910: Harry Grumpelt 1911: Samuel Lawrence 1913: John Johnstone 1914: Eugene Jennings 1915: Wesley Oler 1916: Jo Loomis 1917: Jo Loomis 1918: Egon Erickson 1919: Walter Whalen 1920: Walter Whalen 1921: Richmond Landon 1922: Leroy Brown 1923: Harold Osborn 1924: Harold Osborn 1925: Harold Osborn 1926: Harold Osborn 1927: Charles W. Major 1928: Anton Burg 1929: Charles W. Major 1930: Anton Burg 1931: Anton Burg 1932: George Spitz 1933: George Spitz 1934: Walter Marty, George Spitz 1935: Cornelius Johnson 1936: Ed Burke 1937: Ed Burke 1938: Lloyd Thompson 1939: Mel Walker 1940: Arthur Byrnes 1941: Mel Walker 1942: Adam Berry, Josh Williamson 1943: Bill Vessie, Josh Williamson 1944: Dave Albritton, Bill Vessie 1945: Ken Wiesner, Josh Williamson 1946: John Vislocky 1947: John Vislocky 1948: John Vislocky 1949: Dick Phillips 1950: John Vislocky 1951: John Heintzmann, Jack Razetto, Josh Williamson 1952: Lewis Hall 1953: Lewis Hall 1954: Herman Wyatt 1955: Lewis Hall, Ernie Shelton 1956: Ernie Shelton 1957: Phil Reavis 1958: Herman Wyatt 1959: John Thomas 1960: John Thomas 1961: Valeriy Brumel (URS), John Thomas (2nd) 1962: John Thomas 1963: Valeriy Brumel (URS), John Thomas (2nd) 1964: John Thomas 1965: Valeriy Brumel (URS), Gene Johnson (3rd) 1966: John Thomas 1967: John Rambo 1968: Valentin Gavrilov (URS), Steve Kelly (2nd) 1969: John Rambo 1970: Otis Burrell 1971: Reynaldo Brown 1972: Gene White 1973: Dwight Stones 1974: Tom Woods 1975: Dwight Stones 1976: Robert Forget (CAN), Bill Knoedel (2nd) 1977: Paul Underwood 1978: Dwight Stones 1979: Benn Fields 1980: Franklin Jacobs 1981: Jeff Woodard 1982: Dwight Stones 1983: Tyke Peacock 1984: Dennis Lewis 1985: Jim Howard 1986: Jim Howard 1987: Igor Paklin (URS), Jim Howard (2nd) 1988: Igor Paklin (URS), Jim Howard (2nd), Tom McCants (2nd) 1989: Troy Kemp (BAH), Tom McCants (2nd) 1990: Hollis Conway 1991: Javier Sotomayor (CUB), Hollis Conway (2nd) 1992: Hollis Conway 1993: Hollis Conway 1994: Hollis Conway 1995: Tony Barton 1996: Charles Austin 1997: Charles Austin 1998: Sam Hill 1999: Henry Patterson 2000: Matt Hemingway 2001: Nathan Leeper 2002: Nathan Leeper 2003: Charles Austin 2004: Jamie Nieto 2005: Tora Harris 2006: Adam Shunk 2007: Tora Harris 2008: Andra Manson 2009: Andra Manson 2010: Jesse Williams 2011: Jesse Williams 2012: Jesse Williams 2013: Dusty Jonas 2014: Erik Kynard 2015: Erik Kynard 2016: Erik Kynard 2017: Erik Kynard 2018: Erik Kynard 2019: Jeron Robinson 2020: Erik Kynard 2022: JuVaughn Harrison 2023: Shelby McEwen 2024: Shelby McEwen
Notes	* From 1906 to 1979, events were conducted by the Amateur Athletic Union. Events from 1980 to 1992 were conducted under The Athletics Congress. Events thereafter were conducted by USA Track & Field.

v t e US National Championship winners in men's high jump
1876–1878 New York Athletic Club	1876-8: Edwards Ficken
1879–1888 NAAAA	1879: William Wunder 1880: Alfred Carroll 1881: C.W. Durand 1882: Alfred Carroll 1883: Malcolm Ford 1884: J.T. Rinehart 1885–87: William Page 1888^{Note 1}: Tim O'Connor
1888–1979 Amateur Athletic Union	1888^{Note 1}: Daniel Webster 1889: R.K. Pritchard 1890–91: Alvah Nickerson 1892–95: Mike Sweeney 1896: Charles Powell 1897–1900: Irving Baxter 1901: Sam Jones 1902: Irving Baxter 1903-4: Sam Jones 1905: Herbert Kerrigan 1906: Neil Patterson 1907: Con Leahy 1908: Harry Porter 1909: Egon Erickson 1910: Walter Thomason 1911: Harry Grumpelt/Harry Porter 1912: John Johnstone 1913: Alma Richards 1914: Jo Loomis 1915: George Horine 1916: Wes Oler 1917: Clint Larsen 1918: Carl Rice 1919–20^OT: John Murphy 1921–22: Dewey Alberts 1923: LeRoy Brown 1924: Robert Juday 1925–26: Harold Osborn 1927: Robert King 1928^OT: Robert King/Charles McGinnis 1929: Henry Lassalette 1930–31: Anton Burg 1932^OT: Cornelius Johnson/George Spitz/Robert van Osdel 1933: Cornelius Johnson 1934: Cornelius Johnson/Walter Marty 1935: Cornelius Johnson 1936: Cornelius Johnson/Dave Albritton 1937: Dave Albritton 1938: Mel Walker/Dave Albritton 1939–40: Les Steers 1941: Bill Stewart 1942: Adam Berry 1943: Pete Watkins 1944: Fred Sheffield/Willard Smith 1945: Dave Albritton/Lester Howe/Richard Schnacke/Joshua Williamson 1946–47: Dave Albritton 1948: Tom Schofield 1949: Dick Phillips 1950: Dave Albritton/Jack Heitzman/Jack Razzeto/Virgil Severns 1951: Lewis Hall 1952–53: Walt Davis 1954: Ernie Shelton 1955: Charles Dumas/Ernie Shelton 1956–59: Charles Dumas 1960: John Thomas 1961: Bob Avant 1962: John Thomas 1963: Gene Johnson 1964: Ed Caruthers 1965–67: Otis Burrell 1968: Ed Hanks 1969: Otis Burrell 1970–71: Reynaldo Brown 1972: Barry Schur 1973–74: Dwight Stones 1975: Tom Woods 1976–78: Dwight Stones 1979: Franklin Jacobs
1980–1992 The Athletics Congress	1980: Franklin Jacobs 1981: Tyke Peacock 1982: Milt Ottey 1983: Dwight Stones 1984: Jim Howard 1985: Brian Stanton 1986: Doug Nordquist 1987: Jerome Carter 1988: Doug Nordquist 1989: Brian Brown 1990–92^OT: Hollis Conway
1993-onwards USA Track & Field	1993–94: Hollis Conway 1995–2000^2OT: Charles Austin 2001–02: Nathan Leeper 2003–04^OT: Jamie Nieto 2005: Matt Hemingway 2006: Tora Harris 2007: Jim Dilling 2008^OT: Jesse Williams 2009: Tora Harris 2010–11: Jesse Williams 2012^OT: Jamie Nieto 2013–16: Erik Kynard 2017:Bryan McBride 2018–19: Jeron Robinson 2021^{2020 OT}: JuVaughn Harrison
Notes	Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932 and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event. 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.