Woodford Green with Essex Ladies

Woodford Green with Essex Ladies (www.wgel.org.uk) is one of the leading British athletics clubs. They are based at Ashton Athletic Centre, Woodford, London.[1] The club topped Division 1 of the British Athletics League for the first time in 2005.

History

Woodford Green was established in 1908. [2] Essex Ladies AC began life as Eastern Ladies AC in 1921, in 1922 became Manor Park Ladies AC and finally Essex Ladies in 1924. [2] Woodford Green AC merged with Essex Ladies AC in 1998. [3]

Honours

Senior Men:

  • British Athletics League
    • First Place: 2005
    • Second Place: 2002,2004,2006,2008,2009,2011
    • Third Place: 2001, 2003, 2007, 2010, 2012

Notable Athletes

Olympians

AthleteCountryEventsOlympicsMedals
Harry PayneUnited Kingdommarathon1928
Dorothy ManleyUnited Kingdom100 metres, 4x100 metres relay1948

Geoff ElliotUnited Kingdompole vault, decathlon1952
Jean DesforgesUnited Kingdom80 metre hurdles, 4x100 metres relay1952

Derek JohnsonUnited Kingdom800 metres, 4x400 metres relay1956

David JonesUnited Kingdom100 metres, 200 metres, 4x100 metres relay1960

Sue LongdenUnited Kingdompentathlon1976, 1980
Gladys TaylorUnited Kingdom400 metres, 400 metres hurdles, 4x400 metres relay1976, 1984
Kim HaggerUnited Kingdomlong jump, heptathlon1984, 1988
Jenny StouteUnited Kingdom200 metres, 4x400 metres relay1988, 1992

Prince AmaraSierra Leone800 metres, 4x400 metres relay1992,1996
Sally GunnellUnited Kingdom100 metre hurdles, 400 metre hurdles, 4x400 metres relay1988, 1992, 1996

Josephus ThomasSierra Leone4x100 metres relay1996
Ashia HansenUnited Kingdomtriple jump1996,2000
Joice MaduakaUnited Kingdom100 metres, 200 metres, 4x100 metres relay2000, 2004
Uchenna EmedoluNigeria100 metres, 200 metres, 4x100 metres relay2000,2004,2008

Joanne FennUnited Kingdom800 metres2004
Malachi DavisUnited Kingdom400 metres, 4x400 metres relay2004
Emeka UdechukuUnited Kingdomdiscus2004
Robert Wolski[4]Polandhigh jump2004
Sarah ClaxtonUnited Kingdom100 metres hurdles2004, 2008
Jeanette KwakyeUnited Kingdom100 metres, 4x100 metres relay2008
Daniel AwdeUnited Kingdomdecathlon2008, 2012
Tiffany PorterUnited Kingdom100 metres hurdles2012

Notable current athletes

Club kit

The club vest is green and white alternating hoops, with black running shorts.

References

  1. ↑ "Woodford Green - Ashton Playing Fields Track". Run Track Dir. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  2. 1 2 "History". Woodford Green and Essex Ladies. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "Club night: Woodford Green with Essex Ladies". Athletics Weekly. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  4. ↑ Robert Wolski at Power of 10
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