Ernest Haley

Ernest Haley
Full name	Ernest William Haley
nation	United Kingdom
birthday	January 3, 1885
place of birth	London ,  UK
job	Teacher, principal
date of death	20th February 1975
Place of death	London, UK
Career
discipline	sprint
Best performance	100 m: 11.2 s; 200 m: 22.3 s
society	Herne Hill Harriers

Ernest William Haley (born January 3, 1885 in London , United Kingdom , † February 20, 1975 ibid) was a British athlete who specialized in the sprint.

biography

After his championship title in 1907 over 100 yards at the university championships, Ernest Haley developed into one of the leading British sprinters. From 1909 he achieved top placings at the state championships over 100, 220 and 440 yards. Haley's first international appearance was at the 1911 Festival of Empire , the forerunner of the Commonwealth Games.

At the Olympic Games in Stockholm in 1912 , Ernest Haley was a member of the British team. He was used in the 200 and 400 meter run . In the competition over 200 meters he was eliminated in the preliminary run. He reached the semifinals over 400 meters . He had to stop the semi-final run.

During World War I , Haley served as an instructor with the Royal Army Physical Training Corps with the rank of sergeant . After the end of his service, he tried to rebuild his club Herne Hill Harriers. From 1923 to 1924 he was president of the association. He was also a founding member of the English Schools' Athletic Association in 1924 , which subsequently hosted junior and student championships in athletics.

Ernest Haley worked as a school principal. During the long summer vacation, he was able to attend sporting events. He was a guest at the Summer Olympics in Amsterdam in 1928 and at the Berlin Games in 1936 . He also attended the British Empire Games 1930 (later Commonwealth Games) in Hamilton, Canada .

Ernest Haley died at the age of 90 in Dulwich , a borough of London.

Web links

• Ernest Haley in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )