Belgrave Harriers

Belgrave Harriers, founded in 1887, is one of the leading athletics clubs in Britain, with headquarters located in Wimbledon, close to Wimbledon Common. As of February 2013, they had the most successful record in the history of the British Athletics League, with 11 titles.^[1]

In the early days, Belgrave's headquarters were in Belgravia, and races were held along the Embankment of the River Thames and over the common lands south of London. Nowadays, Belgrave's home track is located at the Millennium Arena, Battersea Park, and 'Belgravians' train there on Tuesday and Thursday evenings.

Belgrave Harriers compete in track and field (in the National 1 Division of the British Athletics League), road running, racewalking and cross country, and have traditionally drawn their members from South London and Surrey, but in recent decades have attracted athletes from counties all over England, the Home Nations and overseas.

Belgrave Harriers' most successful period lasted from the 1920s to 1950s, but the 21st century saw a resurgence, and they have won 29 national championships in this period, on the road, cross-country and track. In 2013, they announced their withdrawal from the British Athletics League due to a shortage of volunteer officials.^[1]

The club's membership contains several of Britain's leading athletes, including Olympic silver medallist and World Champion Phillips Idowu, Goldie Sayers, Dwain Chambers and Chicago Marathon winner Paul Evans as well as GB & NI 110m Hurdler William Sharman.

Team honours

Track and field

Men

• European Champion Clubs Relays: 4x100m, 4x200m, 4x400m and 4x800m 1999
• British Athletics League Division One (Premier Division): 1992, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006
• British Athletics League Gold Cup: 1991, 1992, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
• British Athletics League Golden Jubilee Cup: 2002, 2003

Women

• British Athletics League Golden Jubilee Cup: 2002, 2003

Cross Country

Men

• National Cross Country Championship: 1935, 1939, 1946, 1948, 2004.
• National Cross Country Relay Championship: 2003, 2007

Road racing

Men

• AAA National 6-Stage Road Relay: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008
• AAA National 12-Stage Road Relay (London to Brighton 1924-1965): 1934, 1935, 1936, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1951, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2009
• AAA 5 km: 2006
• AAA 10 km: 2003
• AAA Half-Marathon: 2002, 2004, 2007
• AAA Marathon: 1996

Women

• AAA 10 km: 2006
• AAA Marathon: 2004

Racewalking

Men

• RWA 20 miles: 1924, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1938, 1939, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1960, 1970
• RWA 50 km: 1934, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1951, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970
• RWA 20 km: 1968, 1969, 1973, 1979
• RWA 10 miles: 1947, 1948, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1982, 1984

Notable athletes

Olympians

Athlete	Country	Events	Olympics	Medals
Tommy Green		50km walk	1932
Harry Churcher		10km walk	1948
Bill Lucas		5000 metres	1948
Eric Hall		20km walk,50km walk	1956, 1960
John Bicourt		3000 metres steeplechase	1972, 1976
Paul Evans		10000 metres	1992, 1996
Brendan Reilly	,	high jump	1992, 2000
Nick Sweeney		discus throw	1992, 1996, 2000
Paskar Owor		800 metres	2000, 2004
Dwain Chambers		100 metres, 4x100 metres relay	2000, 2012
Phillips Idowu		triple jump	2000, 2004, 2008, 2012
Chris Lambert		200 metres	2004
Goldie Sayers		javelin throw	2004, 2008, 2012

External links

• Official site

References

1. Hart, Simon (4 February 2013). "Belgrave Harriers' men's team to bow out of British Athletics League due to lack of volunteers". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 1 October 2013.