Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers

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Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers
Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers logo.jpg
Founded1890
Ground Barnet Copthall Stadium
Location1 Greenlands Lane, London NW4 1RL, England
Coordinates 51°36′13″N0°13′25″W / 51.60361°N 0.22361°W / 51.60361; -0.22361
Website official website

Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers are a UK athletics club based in Hendon, north west London. Their home track is Barnet Copthall Stadium or (StoneX Stadium for sponsorship purposes).

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History

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Barnet Copthall stadium during a rugby match in 2013
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Natasha Danvers

Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers was founded in 1890 and amalgamated with Barnet Ladies in autumn 1986. The club qualified to enter the British Athletics League (BAL) in Division 4 in 1976, and in the space of 4 years achieved promotion to BAL Division 1 (now the Premiership). [1]

The club has produced multiple Olympians. [2] Trecia-Kaye Smith, the 2005 World Champion in the triple jump, was a member of the club. [3]

Honours

Notable members

Olympians

AthleteEventsGamesMedals/Ref
Dave Bedford 5000m, 10,000m1972
Joyce Smith 1500m, Marathon1972, 1984
Colin Boreham Decathlon1984
Roy Dickens 4 × 400 m relay1984
Martin Gillingham 400m hurdles1984
Simmone Jacobs 4 × 100m relay1984, 1988, 1992, 1996 Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Donovan Reid 100 metres, 4 × 100m relay1984
Flag of Kenya.svg Pascaline Bethuel Marathon1988, 1992
Mike Jones Hammer throw1988
Flag of Cameroon.svg Fred Salle Long jump1988
Francis Agyepong Triple jump1992, 1996
Jacqui Agyepong 100m hurdles1992
David McKenzie 4 × 400m relay1992
Flag of Nigeria.svg Chioma Ajunwa 100m, 4x100m, long jump1996 Gold medal icon (G initial).svg
Flag of South Africa.svg Gwen Griffiths 1500m1996
Ashia Hansen Triple jump1996, 2000
Nick Nieland Javelin throw1996, 2004
Anthony Whiteman 1500 metres1996, 2000
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Neil Winter pole vault1996
Larry Achike Triple jump2000, 2008
Shani Anderson 100m, 4 x 100m relay2000
Natasha Danvers 400m hurdles2000, 2008 Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Catherine Murphy 4 × 400 metres relay2000
Flag of Sudan.svg Yamile Aldama Triple jump2004, 2008, 2012
Flag of Scotland.svg Lee McConnell 400 metres, 4 × 400m relay2004, 2008, 2012
Abi Oyepitan 200 metres, 4 × 100m relay2004
Nick Smith 4 x 100m relay2004 [4]
Flag of Jamaica.svg Trecia Smith Triple jump2004, 2008, 2012
Marilyn Okoro 800 metres, 4 × 400m relay2008, 2012
Flag of Scotland.svg Allan Scott 110 metres hurdles2008
Emma Ania 4 × 100 metres relay2008
Flag of Ireland.svg Michelle Carey 4 × 400 metres relay2012
Flag of South Africa.svg Willem Coertzen Decathlon2012
Chris Bennett Hammer throw2016
Ojie Edoburun 4 x 100 metres relay2016
Jade Lally Discus throw2016
Daryll Neita 100m, 4x100m relay2016, 2020 Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Flag of Scotland.svg Beth Potter 10,000 metres, triathlon2016, 2024 Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg , Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Sebastian Rodger 400 metres hurdles2016
Lizzie Bird 3000m steeplechase2020, 2024
Zharnel Hughes 100m, 4x100m2020, 2024 Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Michael Ohioze 4x400m2020

Club kit

The club kit is a white and black vertically striped vest or crop top with red trim, with red or black running shorts or hotpants.

References

  1. "History of Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers - Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers". Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  2. "Olympian Members". Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers. Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  3. "Athletics: Trecia's gold for Jamaica has London glint". The Independent. 13 August 2005. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  4. "Wells backs Scottish hope". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 10 August 2015.