Wellesley Clayton

[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.

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