Enfield and Haringey Athletic Club

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.

History[]

Enfield and Haringey AC was formed in 1999 with the merger of Borough of Enfield Harriers (BoEH) and . BoEH was created in 1965 by the amalgamation of , 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]

Honours[]

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.

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.

Notable athletes[]

Enfield and Haringey AC, and while under its former names, has produced a considerable number of successful athletes. ^[2] ^[3]

Olympians[]

Athlete	Events	Olympics
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

Other[]

Bernard Eeles: 800 meters 1934 Commonwealth Games, Sydney.^[13]
Leon Baptiste: 200 meters 2010 Commonwealth Games
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Kike Oniwinde:
Keith Stock:
Hugh Teape:
Solomon Wariso:

References[]

^ "A Potted History of Enfield & Haringey AC". Enfield & Haringey AC. Archived from the original on 19 April 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
^ "The golden years of Haringey AC are officially celebrated". Inside the games. 3 October 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
^ "Carrying the Torch: Haringey's Olympic History". Haringey Council. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
^ John Wrighton at Power of 10
^ Alan Lerwill at Power of 10
^ Geoff Capes at Power of 10
^ Roy Mitchell at Power of 10
^ Gary Oakes at Power of 10
^ Heather Oakes at Power of 10
^ Seb Coe at Power of 10
^ Keith Stock at Power of 10
^ Shaun Pickering at Power of 10
^ Groom, Graham. The complete book of the common wealth games. Lulu press. ISBN 978-1-291-57638-2.

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[1] "A Potted History of Enfield & Haringey AC". Enfield & Haringey AC. Archived from the original on 19 April 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.

[2] "The golden years of Haringey AC are officially celebrated". Inside the games. 3 October 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2015.

[3] "Carrying the Torch: Haringey's Olympic History". Haringey Council. Retrieved 25 July 2015.

[4] John Wrighton at Power of 10

[5] Alan Lerwill at Power of 10

[6] Geoff Capes at Power of 10

[7] Roy Mitchell at Power of 10

[8] Gary Oakes at Power of 10

[9] Heather Oakes at Power of 10

[10] Seb Coe at Power of 10

[11] Keith Stock at Power of 10

[12] Shaun Pickering at Power of 10

[13] Groom, Graham. The complete book of the common wealth games. Lulu press. ISBN 978-1-291-57638-2.

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