Wellesley Clayton
Wellesley K. Clayton (born 25 August 1938) is a Jamaican former long jumper who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics and in the 1968 Summer Olympics.[1]
He established himself among the Caribbean's best jumpers at the Central American and Caribbean Games, taking the silver medal in 1962, then the gold medal in 1966 – Jamaica's second ever games winner in that event, after Deryck Taylor. In 1966 he was also in Jamaica's gold medal-winning 4×100 metres relay team.[2] He enjoyed a variety of successes at the British West Indies Championships: after a long jump bronze in 1959 and a pentathlon silver in 1960, he won two straight long jump titles in 1964 to 1965, as well as the 1964 110 metres hurdles title.[3]
He was twice a bronze medallist in the long jump at the British Empire and Commonwealth Games, 1962 and again in 1966.[4] He followed this with another bronze medal at the 1967 Pan American Games.[5]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Wellesley Clayton". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
- ^ Central American and Caribbean Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-04-05.
- ^ British West Indies Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-04-05.
- ^ Commonwealth Games (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-04-05.
- ^ Pan American Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-04-05.
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- 1926: Alfonso de Gortari (MEX)
- 1930: Fernando Navarro (PAN)
- 1935: Norberto Verrier (CUB)
- 1938: Juan Luyanda (PUR)
- 1946: Lloyd La Beach (PAN)
- 1950: Francisco Castro (PUR)
- 1954: Claudio Cabreja (CUB)
- 1959: Deryck Taylor (JAM)
- 1962: Juan Muñoz (VEN)
- 1966: Wellesley Clayton (JAM)
- 1970: Abelardo Pacheco (CUB)
- 1974: Wilfredo Maisonave (PUR)
- 1978: David Giralt (CUB)
- 1982: Delroy Poyser (JAM)
- 1986: Jaime Jefferson (CUB)
- 1990: Juan Felipe Ortiz (CUB)
- 1993: Wendell Williams (TRI)
- 1998: Iván Pedroso (CUB)
- 2002: Sergio Sauceda (MEX)
- 2006: Irving Saladino (PAN)
- 2010: Tyrone Smith (BER)
- 2014: David Registe (DMA)
- 2018: Ramone Bailey (JAM)
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