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Enfield and Haringey Athletic Club

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Enfield and Haringey Athletic Club is an athletics club based in North London, England. The club are based at three venues; New River Stadium, Lee Valley Athletics Centre and the Queen Elizabeth II Stadium (Enfield).

Enfield and Haringey Athletic Club
Founded1999
GroundNew River Stadium / Lee Valley Athletics Centre / QEII Stadium, Enfield
LocationLondon, England
Coordinates51°36′19″N 0°06′01″W / 51.60528°N 0.10028°W / 51.60528; -0.10028
Websiteofficial website

History

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Lee Valley Athletics Centre in 2009
New River Stadium in 2010
The QEII Stadium in 2017

The origins of the club began with the creation of three clubs. The Enfield Athletic Club was founded 1920 and the Ponders End Athletic Club was founded in 1922. Another club, known as Southgate Harriers, was formed in 1932 by a breakaway group from the Southgate and Wood Green Sports Association.[1]

In 1965 the Enfield AC and Ponders End AC merged to become the Borough of Enfield Harriers in 1965 and nine years later in 1974, Southgate AC moved from Broomfield Park to White Hart Lane Community Sports Centre and became known as the Haringey & Southgate AC, which was later shortened to Haringey AC.[1]

In 1999 the Borough of Enfield Harriers and Haringey AC merged to become the name that it used today, that of Enfield and Haringey AC.[2][1]

In September 2006, Enfield and Haringey Athletic Club won the National Young Athletes League Final. In doing so, stopping the three year stranglehold on the title by Blackheath and Bromley Harriers.[citation needed]

Honours

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Senior Men:

  • British Athletics League
    • First place: 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1993
    • Second place: 1981, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1992
    • Third place: 1985, 1995
  • European Champion Clubs Cup
    • Second place: 1992
    • Third place: 1985, 2008
  • National U17 Champions for 8 successive years
  • National U20 Champions for 9 successive years
  • European U20 Champions in 2003 and finalists for past 7 years.

Notable athletes

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Enfield and Haringey AC, and while under its former names, has produced a considerable number of successful athletes.[3][4]

Olympians

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AthleteClubEventsOlympicsMedals/ref
Paul ValléEnfield AC200 meters1948
John GilesSouthgate Harriersshot put1948, 1952
Stan CoxSouthgate Harriers10000 meters & marathon1948, 1952
Peter HigginsSouthgate Harriers400 m, 4 × 400 m1956
John WrightonSouthgate Harriers400 meters1960[5]
Gerry McIntyrePonders End ACmarathon1960
Ron JonesEnfield Harriers100 m, 4 × 100 m relay1964, 1968
Alan LerwillEnfield Harrierslong jump1968, 1972[6]
Geoff CapesEnfield Harriersshot put1972, 1976, 1980[7]
Roy MitchellEnfield Harrierslong jump1976[8]
Paul DickensonEnfield Harriershammer throw1976, 1980
Gary OakesHaringey AC400-meter hurdles1980

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Heather OakesHaringey AC4 × 100 meter relay1980, 1984

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Sebastian CoeHaringey AC800 meters & 1500 meters1980, 1984

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Mike McFarlaneHaringey AC100 m, 200 m, 4 × 100 relay1980, 1984, 1988

Wilbert GreavesHaringey AC110 m hurdles1980, 1984
Keith StockHaringey ACpole vault1984[12]
Roald BradstockEnfield Harriersjavelin throw1984, 1988
John HerbertHaringey ACtriple jump1984, 1988
Matthew MilehamHaringey AChammer throw1984, 1988
Sue MorleyEnfield Harriers400 m hurdles1984
Brian WhittleHaringey AC400 meters1988
Clarence CallenderHaringey AC4 × 100 m relay1988
Tony JarrettHaringey AC110 meters hurdles1988, 1992, 2000
Steve CrabbEnfield Harriers1500 meters1988, 1992
Dalton GrantHaringey AChigh jump1988, 1992, 1996
Max RobertsonHaringey AC400 m hurdles1988, 1992
Wendy JealHaringey AC100 m hurdles1988
Simon WilliamsEnfield Harriersdiscus throw1992
Hughie TeapeEnfield Harriers110 m hurdles1992
Shaun PickeringHaringey ACshot put1996[13]
Darren BraithwaiteHaringey AC100 m, 4 × 100 m1996
David StrangHaringey AC800 m1996

Other

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References

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  1. 1 2 3 "About Us". Enfield and Haringey Athletic Club. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
  2. ↑ "New club gets off to a flying start". Cheshunt and Waltham Mercury. 2 April 1999. Retrieved 14 March 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "The golden years of Haringey AC are officially celebrated". Inside the games. 3 October 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "Carrying the Torch: Haringey's Olympic History". Haringey Council. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  5. ↑ John Wrighton at Power of 10 (archived)
  6. ↑ Alan Lerwill at Power of 10 (archived)
  7. ↑ Geoff Capes at Power of 10 (archived)
  8. ↑ Roy Mitchell at Power of 10 (archived)
  9. ↑ Gary Oakes at Power of 10 (archived)
  10. ↑ Heather Oakes at Power of 10 (archived)
  11. ↑ Seb Coe at Power of 10 (archived)
  12. ↑ Keith Stock at Power of 10 (archived)
  13. ↑ Shaun Pickering at Power of 10 (archived)
  14. ↑ Groom, Graham (2013). The complete book of the common wealth games. Lulu press. ISBN 978-1-291-57638-2.
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