Blackheath and Bromley Harriers Athletic Club

Blackheath and Bromley Harriers Athletic Club is an athletics club based in South-East London, England. It is based at the Sydney Wooderson Centre, 56 Bourne Way, Hayes, Kent. It competes in division one of the British Athletics League, the premier division of the UK Women's Athletic League and the Southern Athletic League.

History

The club began as "Peckham Hare and Hounds" in 1869, and was renamed "The Peckham Athletic Club". It moved to Blackheath in 1878. ^[1] In 2000 the club changed its name to "Blackheath Harriers, Bromley" and 2003 merged with "Bromley AC" to become "Blackheath & Bromley Harriers AC".

Honours

Senior Men:

English National Cross Country Championships
- Winners: 1995

Senior Women:

UK Women's Athletic League
- Third Place: 2012

Notable athletes

Olympians

Athlete	Events	Olympics
Robert Lindsay	400 metres, 4x400 metres relay	1920
Reggie Bell	1500 metres	1928
Ernie Page	100 metres,4x100 metres relay	1932
Sydney Wooderson	1500 metres	1936
Charles Wiard	4x100 metres relay	1936
Jack Braughton	5000 metres	1948
John Herring	5000 metres	1964
Myrtle Augee ^[2]	shot put	1988, 1992
Debbie Marti^[3]	high jump	1992, 1996
Tawanda Chiwira	400 metres,4x400 metres relay	1996, 2000
Mark Steinle^[4]	marathon	2000
Montell Douglas^[5]	100 metres,4x100 metres relay	2008
Adam Gemili^[6]	100 metres	2012
Scott Overall^[7]	marathon	2012
Dina Asher-Smith^[8]	200 metres, 4x100 metres relay	2016

References

↑ "History". Blackheath and Bromley Harriers AC. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
↑ Myrtle Augee at Power of 10
↑ Debbi Marti at Power of 10
↑ Mark Steinle at Power of 10
↑ Montell Douglas at Power of 10
↑ Adam Gemili at Power of 10
↑ Scott Overall at Power of 10
↑ {{https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dina_Asher-Smith}}

External links

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[1] "History". Blackheath and Bromley Harriers AC. Retrieved 16 August 2015.

[2] Myrtle Augee at Power of 10

[3] Debbi Marti at Power of 10

[4] Mark Steinle at Power of 10

[5] Montell Douglas at Power of 10

[6] Adam Gemili at Power of 10

[7] Scott Overall at Power of 10

[8] {{https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dina_Asher-Smith}}