Enfield and Haringey Athletic Club is an athletics club based in North London. The club has tracks in two locations; Lee Valley Athletics Centre and New River Stadium.
Enfield and Haringey AC was formed in 1999 with the merger of Borough of Enfield Harriers (BoEH) and Haringey AC. BoEH was created in 1965 by the amalgamation of Enfield AC, founded 1920, and Ponders End AC (1922). Haringey AC was originally Southgate Harriers, a club formed in 1932 by a breakaway group from the Southgate & Wood Green Sports Association. In 1974, Southgate AC moved its HQ from Broomfield Park to White Hart Lane Community Sports Centre and adopted the title Haringey & Southgate AC which was later shortened to Haringey AC. [1]
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Most recently, National Young Athletes League Final, September 2006. In doing so, stopping the three year strangle hold on the title by Blackheath and Bromley Harriers.
Enfield and Haringey AC, and while under its former names, has produced a considerable number of successful athletes. [2] [3]
Athlete | Country | Events | Olympics | Medals |
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Paul Valle | 200 meters | 1948 | ||
John Giles | shot put | 1948 & 1952 | ||
Stan Cox | 10000 meters & marathon | 1948 & 1952 | ||
John Wrighton [4] | 400 meters | 1960 | ||
Gerry McIntyre | marathon | 1960 | ||
Alan Lerwill [5] | long jump | 1968 & 1972 | ||
Geoff Capes [6] | shot put | 1972, 1976 & 1980 | ||
Roy Mitchell [7] | long jump | 1976 | ||
Gary Oakes [8] | 400-meter hurdles | 1980 | ||
Heather Oakes [9] | 4x100 meter relay | 1980 & 1984 | ||
Sebastian Coe [10] | 800 meters & 1500 meters | 1980 & 1984 | ||
Keith Stock [11] | pole vault | 1984 | ||
Roald Bradstock | javelin throw | 1984 & 1988 | ||
John Herbert | triple jump | 1984 & 1988 | ||
Matthew Mileham | hammer throw | 1984 & 1988 | ||
Mike McFarlane | 4x100 meters relay | 1988 | ||
Brian Whittle | 400 meters | 1988 | ||
Tony Jarrett | 110 meters hurdles | 1988, 1992 & 2000 | ||
Steve Crabb | 1500 meters | 1988 & 1992 | ||
Dalton Grant | high jump | 1988, 1992 & 1996 | ||
Simon Williams | discus throw | 1992 | ||
Shaun Pickering [12] | shot put | 1996 |
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