Ernest Henley (athlete)

Ernest Henley

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	31 March 1889 Brighton, England
Died	14 March 1962(1962-03-14) (aged 72) Brighton, England
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	400 metres / 440 yards
Club	Brighton & County Harriers
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Great Britain 1912 Stockholm 4x400 metre relay

Ernest John Henley (31 March 1889 – 14 March 1962) was a British athlete who competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1]

Career

Henley finished third behind Cyril Seedhouse in the 440 yards event at the 1912 AAA Championships.[2][3][4]

Shortly after the AAA Championships, Henley competed for Great Britain in the 4 x 400-metre relay, at the 1912 Summer Olympics held in Stockholm, Sweden. He won the bronze medal with his teammates George Nicol, James Soutter and Cyril Seedhouse.[5]

References

1. "Ernest Henley". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
2. "Athletic Championship". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 24 June 1912. Retrieved 2 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "Amateur Athletic Championship". Leicester Evening Mail. 24 June 1912. Retrieved 15 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
5. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ernest Henley Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2017.

External links

• Ernest Henley at Olympics.com
• Ernest Henley at Olympedia