{{Short description|British athletics club}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Use British English|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox athletics club | name = Croydon Harriers | image = 150px | founded = 1920 | ground = Croydon Sports Arena | location = Albert Road, London SE25 4QL, England | coordinates = {{coord|51|23|36|N|0|03|38|W|type:landmark_region:GB|display=inline,title}} | website = {{url|https://croydonharriers.co.uk/join-us/ |official website}} }}
'''Croydon Harriers''' is an athletics club based in Croydon, London, England and is located at Croydon Sports Arena. The club caters for all age groups.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://londonnewsonline.co.uk/sport/croydon-harriers-put-on-dominate-display-at-young-athletes-league-outing/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240914094953/https://londonnewsonline.co.uk/sport/croydon-harriers-put-on-dominate-display-at-young-athletes-league-outing/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=14 September 2024 |title=Croydon Harriers put on dominant display at Young Athletes League outing |website=South London News |date=23 July 2024| access-date=20 March 2025 }}</ref>
== History == thumb|right|250px|Croydon Sports Arena in 2011 Although the club is listed as being was founded in 1920<ref>{{cite web|url=https://croydonharriers.co.uk/club-history/ |title=Croydon Harriers – A Brief History Snapshot |website=Croydon Harriers |access-date=20 March 2025 }}</ref> it could be considered more of a revival than a founding. There is evidence of a Croydon Harriers club forming in December 1909 when the first AGM was held at Horniman Hall, North-end to elect officers and to organise runs.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001003/19091218/197/0011 |title=Athletics and Sports |work=Croydon Guardian and Surrey County Gazette |date=18 December 1909 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=26 March 2025}}</ref> The club existed for at least three years and previous to this the South Croydon Harriers had existed from at least 1894.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004169/18941103/029/0003 |title=The South Croydon Harriers |work=Croydon Times |date=3 November 1894 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=26 March 2025}}</ref>
The Harriers moved to the Croydon Sports Arena in 1953 following its construction. The first athletics meeting was held on 15 July 1953 in front of a 4,000 attendance.<ref>{{cite news |title=4,000 crowd see Croydon's 1st meeting |work=Croydon Times |date=18 July 1953|page=11}}</ref>
== Notable athletes == === Olympians === {| class="wikitable" |- !width=180|Athlete !width=200|Events !width=150|Games !width=50|Medals |- |Shirley Cawley|| long jump || 1952 || 16px |- |Paul Nihill|| 20 km walk, 50 km walk || 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976 || 16px |- |Helen Barnett-Burkart || 400 metres, 4 × 400 m relay || 1984, 1992|| |- |Judy Oakes || shot put || 1984, 1988, 1996, 2000|| |- |Mary Berkeley || long jump || 1988|| |- |Lea Haggett || high jump || 1996|| |- |Donna Fraser ||400 m, 4 × 400 m relay || 1996, 2000, 2004|| |- |Martyn Rooney || 400 m, 4 × 400 m relay || 2008, 2012|| |- |Lawrence Okoye || discus throw || 2012|| |- |James Dasaolu ||100 metres || 2012 |}
== References == {{Reflist}}
Category:Athletics clubs in London Category:Sport in the London Borough of Croydon Category:1920 establishments in England Category:Athletics clubs in England
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