{{Short description|British athletics club}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Use British English|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox athletics club | name = Highgate Harriers | image = 150px | founded = 1879 | ground = Parliament Hill Athletics Track | location = Parliament Hill, London NW3 2JP, England | coordinates = {{coord|51|33|25|N|0|09|19|W|type:landmark_region:GB|display=inline,title}} | website = {{url|https://www.highgateharriers.org.uk/ |official website}} }}
'''Highgate Harriers''' is an Athletics club based in North London. Their home track is Parliament Hill, London Athletics track. They compete in the Southern Athletics League Division 2 East<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.southernathletics.org.uk/2017.html|website=Southern Athletics League|accessdate=8 November 2017|title= Southern Athletics League 2017 League Tables}}</ref> and the Metropolitan Cross Country League.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.highgateharriers.org.uk/hh_info.php|website=Highgate Harriers|accessdate=8 November 2017|title= Highgate Harriers Club Information}}</ref>
== History == thumb|right|250px|Parliament Hill Athletics Track in 2008 Highgate Harriers were founded in 1879.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/middx/vol2/pp301-302|website=British History Online|accessdate=29 July 2015|title= A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 2}}</ref>
In 1908, George Larner was the first Harrier to win a gold medal at the Olympic Games. Larner won the 10 miles walk event and the 3500 metres walk event at the London Olympics.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/69234 |title=Biographical Information |website=Olympedia |access-date=21 March 2025}}</ref>
Since 2013, Highgate Harriers have hosted the Night of the 10,000 metres PBs, a track competition featuring solely 10,000 metre races.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.highgateharriers.org.uk/hh_open10000m_2013.php|title = Highgate Harriers 10,000m Night of the PBs|website = www.highgateharriers.org.uk|access-date = 2016-05-16}}</ref> The event is usually held in mid-to-late May or early June, and since 2014, the English Championships for 10,000 metres have been incorporated into the event. From 2016, the British Athletics Championships were also held as part of the competition.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.thepowerof10.info/results/resultslookup.aspx?dateto=16-May-2016&terraintypecodes=TIDEX&title=*Highgate*|title = Results Lookup|website = www.thepowerof10.info|access-date = 2016-05-16}}</ref>
== Honours == thumb|right|250px|George Larner Senior Men: * Metropolitan Cross Country League (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020) *Liddiard Trophy (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016) * South of England Cross Country Championships (1997, 2012, 2016, 2017) * South of England 6 Stage Road Relays (1990, 2015, 2017) * National 12 Stage Road Relays (2016)
Senior Women: * Metropolitan Cross Country League (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2016, 2017) * English National Cross Country Championships (3rd place: 2017) * South of England Cross Country Championships (2020)
== Notable athletes == === Olympians === {| class="wikitable" |- !width=180|Athlete !width=250|Events !width=150|Games !width=100|Medals/Ref |- |George Webber || 3000 metres || 1924||16x16px<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/69571 |title=Biographical Information |website=Olympedia |access-date=21 March 2025}}</ref> |- |Michael Dineen || triple jump ||1908 || |- |Ernest Larner || 3500 m walk, 10 miles walk ||1908 || |- |George Larner || 3500 m walk, 10 miles walk ||1908 ||16x16px16x16px |- |Alfred Yeoumans || 3500 m walk, 10 miles walk ||1908 || |- |Charles Ruffell || 1500 m, 5000, 10,000, cross country ||1912 || |- |Wilfred Nichol || 100 m, 200 m, 4 × 100 m ||1924 ||16x16px |- |Herb Bignall || marathon|| 1928|| |- |George Coleman ||10km walk, 20km walk || 1952, 1956 || |- |Don Tunbridge || 50km walk ||1952|| |- |Roy Hollingsworth || discus || 1964||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/69157 |title=Biographical Information |website=Olympedia |access-date=21 March 2025}}</ref> |- |Wendy Hoyte || 4 × 100 m relay || 1976, 1980||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/68626 |title=Biographical Information |website=Olympedia |access-date=21 March 2025}}</ref> |- |Keith Cullen ||3000 m steeplechase, marathon||1996, 2000|| |- |Peter Nowill || 3000 metre steeplechase || 2004||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/105749 |title=Biographical Information |website=Olympedia |access-date=21 March 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Power of 10 name|79087|Peter Nowill}}</ref> |- |Simeon Williamson || 100 metres, 4 × 100 m relay || 2008||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/114579 |title=Biographical Information |website=Olympedia |access-date=21 March 2025}}</ref> |}
== Club kit == The men compete in a vest with hooped black and white horizontal stripes, with the word Highgate on the chest. Women wear a vest with a black upper half and a white lower half, also with the word Highgate, in white lettering on the upper half.
== Night of the 10,000 metres PBs winners == '''Key:''' {{legend2|#A9F5A9|'''Course record'''|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
{| class="wikitable" !Edition !Date !Men's Event Winner !Time (m:s) !Women's Event Winner !Time (m:s) !Ref |- !1 |6 June 2013 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Eddie McGinley|IRL}} |29:53.37 |align=center| - | |<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.thepowerof10.info/results/results.aspx?meetingid=82025|title = Results|website = www.thepowerof10.info|access-date = 2016-05-16}}</ref> |- !2 |10 May 2014 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Andy Vernon|GBR}} |28:26.59 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Jo Pavey|GBR}} |32:11.04 |<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.thepowerof10.info/results/results.aspx?meetingid=101360|title = Results|website = www.thepowerof10.info|access-date = 2016-05-16}}</ref> |- !3 |16 May 2015 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Jonathan Mellor|GBR}} |28:46.80 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Rhona Auckland|GBR}} |32:28.32 |<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.thepowerof10.info/results/results.aspx?meetingid=123891|title = Results|website = www.thepowerof10.info|access-date = 2016-05-16}}</ref> |- !4 |21 May 2016 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Ross Millington|GBR}} |28:28.20 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Jess Andrews|GBR}} |31:58.00 |<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.englandathletics.org/england-athletics-news/spectacular-night-of-racing-at-highgate-harriers-night-of-the-10000m-pbs?returnLink=bmV3cy5hc3B4P3NpdGVzZWN0aW9uaWQ9NDImc2l0ZXNlY3Rpb250aXRsZT1FbmdsYW5kK0F0aGxldGljcytOZXdzP29yaWdpbmFscGF0aD1lbmdsYW5kLWF0aGxldGljcy1uZXdzJnBhZ2U9MiZyYW5nZT0=|title=Spectacular night of racing at Highgate Harriers Night of the 10,000m PBs - England Athletics|website=www.englandathletics.org|access-date=2016-06-02}}</ref> |- !5 |20 May 2017 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Andy Vernon|GBR}} |28:21.15 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Beth Potter|GBR}} |32:04.63 |<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.athleticsweekly.com/event-reports/beth-potter-and-andy-vernon-triumph-at-highgate-night-of-the-10000m-pbs-61180|title=Beth Potter and Andy Vernon triumph at Highgate Night of the 10,000m PBs - Athletics Weekly|date=2017-05-20|work=Athletics Weekly|access-date=2017-05-22|language=en-GB}}</ref> |- !6 |19 May 2018 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Richard Ringer|GER}} |27:36.52 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Lonah Chemtai Salpeter|ISR}} |31:33.03 |<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thepowerof10.info/results/results.aspx?meetingid=234742&event=10000&venue=Parliament+Hill&date=19-May-18|title=thepowerof10 results|date=2018-05-18|language=en-GB}}</ref> |- !7 |6 July 2019 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Yemaneberhan Crippa|ITA}} |27:49.79 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Stephanie Twell|GBR}} |31:44.79 |<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thepowerof10.info/results/results.aspx?meetingid=287369&event=10000&venue=Parliament+Hill&date=6-Jul-19|title=thepowerof10 results|date=2018-07-06|language=en-GB}}</ref> |- !8 |14 May 2022 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Yemaneberhan Crippa|ITA}} |27:16.18 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Jessica Judd|GBR}} |31:22.24 |- !9 |20 May 2023 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Paul Chelimo|USA}} |bgcolor=#A9F5A9|'''27:12.73''' |align=left|{{flagathlete|Mizan Alem|ETH}} |bgcolor=#A9F5A9|'''29:59.03''' | |- !10 |18 May 2024 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Mohamed Ismail|DJI}} |27:22.38 |align=left|{{flagathlete|Megan Keith|GBR}} |31:03.02 | |}
== References == {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.runtrackdir.com/details.asp?track=london-ph Parliament Athletics Track] UK Running Track Directory
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