Ernest Haley
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Born | 3 January 1885 Kensington, London, England |
Died | 20 February 1975 (aged 90) Dulwich, south London, England |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Sprinting |
Club | Herne Hill Harriers |
Ernest William Haley (3 January 1885 – 20 February 1975) was a British track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.
Biography
[edit]Haley finished third in the 200 metres at the 1909 AAA Championships[1][2] and second in the same event at the 1910 AAA Championships.[3]
At the 1912 Olympic Games, he was eliminated in the semi-finals of the 400 metres competition. He was eliminated in the first round in the 200 metres event.[4]
The following year, he finished third behind George Nicol in the 440 yards event at the 1913 AAA Championships.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Athletics". Leicester Daily Post. 5 July 1909. Retrieved 12 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA Championships". Manchester Courier. 5 July 1909. Retrieved 24 October 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ^ "Ernest Haley". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ^ "Athletic Championships". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 7 July 1913. Retrieved 16 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Athletic Feats". Sporting Life. 7 July 1913. Retrieved 16 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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