Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers

Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers are a UK athletics club based in Hendon, north west London. Their home track is Copthall Stadium.

History

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]

Trecia-Kaye Smith, the 2005 World Champion in the triple jump, was a "particularly enthusiastic member" of the Barnet Harriers.^[2]

Honours

Senior Men:

• British Athletics League
  • First Place: 2012, 2013
  • Second Place: 1980, 1999, 2014
  • Third Place: 1983, 1989

Senior Women:

• UK Women's Athletic League
  • First Place: 1997, 1999
  • Second Place: 2000
  • Third Place: 1996, 1998, 2002, 2006
• English National Cross Country Championships
  • Winners: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002

Notable members

Olympians ^[3]

Athlete	Country	Events	Olympics	Medals
Dave Bedford	UK	5000 metres, 10,000 metres	1972
Joyce Smith	UK	1500 metres, Marathon	1972, 1984
Colin Boreham	UK	Decathlon	1984
Roy Dickens	UK	4 × 400 metres relay	1984
Martin Gillingham	UK	400 metres hurdles	1984
Simmone Jacobs	UK	4 × 100 metres relay	1984, 1988, 1992, 1996
Donovan Reid	UK	100 metres, 4 × 100 metres relay	1984
Pascalene Bethuel	Kenya	Marathon	1988, 1992
Mike Jones	UK	Hammer throw	1988
Fred Salle	Cameroon	Long jump	1988
Francis Agyepong	UK	Triple jump	1992, 1996
Jacqui Agyepong	UK	100 metres hurdles	1992
David McKenzie	UK	4 × 400 metres relay	1992
Gwen Griffiths	South Africa	1500 metres	1996
Ashia Hansen	UK	Triple jump	1996, 2000
Nick Nieland	UK	Javelin throw	1996, 2004
Larry Achike	UK	Triple jump	2000,2008
Shani Anderson	UK	100 metres, 4 x 100 metres relay	2000
Natasha Danvers	UK	400 metres hurdles	2000, 2008
Catherine Murphy	UK	4 × 400 metres relay	2000
Anthony Whiteman	UK	1500 metres	2000
Yamile Aldama	Sudan	Triple jump	2004, 2008,2012
Lee McConnell	UK	400 metres, 4 × 400 metres relay	2004, 2008, 2012
Abi Oyepitan	UK	200 metres, 4 × 100 metres relay	2004
Nick Smith[4]	UK	4 x 100 metres relay	2004
Trecia Smith	Jamaica	Triple jump	2004, 2008, 2012
Marilyn Okoro	UK	800 metres, 4 × 400 metres relay	2008, 2012
Allan Scott	UK	110 metres hurdles	2008
Emma Ania	UK	4 × 100 metres relay	2008
Michelle Carey	Ireland	4 × 400 metres relay	2012
Willem Coertzen	South Africa	Decathlon	2012
Chris Bennett	UK	Hammer throw	2016
Ojie Edoburun	UK	4 x 100 metres relay	2016
Jade Lally	UK	Discus throw	2016
Daryll Neita	UK	100 metres, 4 x 100 metres relay	2016
Beth Potter	UK	10,000 metres	2016
Sebastian Rodger	UK	400 metres hurdles	2016

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.

See also

• Hendon

References

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

External links

• Club Website
• Barnet Copthall Stadium UK Running Track Directory
• Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers Emyew Listing
• Power of 10 Club Page