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 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]

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	Country	Events	Olympics	Medals
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
• Graham Eggleton:
• Wayne Griffith:
• Bill Land:
• Kike Oniwinde:
• Keith Stock:
• Hugh Teape:
• Solomon Wariso:

References

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 (2013). The complete book of the common wealth games. Lulu press. ISBN 978-1-291-57638-2.

External links

• Official Club Website
• Lee Valley Athletics Centre
• New River Stadium
• Queen Elizabeth Stadium