Notable athletes

Notable athletes

A number of former Olympians and European champions in athletics have run for the club including Olympic medalists Joe Deakin, David Jacobs, Herbert Johnston, Ernest Webb and Thomas Humphreys, as well as Harry Green, another Olympian who held a world best in the marathon.

International Medalists

Olympic Games

Gold
Joe Deakin – 3 Miles Team Race – London – 1908
David Jacobs – 4 x 100m (3rd leg) – Stockholm – 1912

Silver
Ernest Webb – 3,500m Walk and 10 Miles Walk – London -1908
Ernest Webb – 10,000m Walk – Stockholm – 1912
Herbert Johnston – 3,000m Team Race – Paris – 1924

Bronze
Thomas Humphreys – 8,000m Team Cross Country – Stockholm – 1912

European Championship

Silver
Jade Johnson – Long Jump – Munich – 2002

European Junior Championship

Gold
Uvie Ugono – 4 x 100m (1st leg) – Ljublijana – 1997

Silver
John Boggis* – 3,000m – Paris – 1970
European Under 23 Championships

Gold
Jade Johnson – Long Jump – Amsterdam – 2001
Sabrina Scott – 4 x 100m (3rd leg) – Amsterdam – 2001

European Under 20 Championships

Gold
Olivia Hines – 4 x 400m (1st leg) – Grosseto – 2001

European Cross Country Championships

Silver
Benedict Whitby* – 10,000m Team Race – Dublin – 2009

Bronze
David Taylor* – 9,000m Team Race – Alnwick, Northumberland – 1995

Empire/Commonwealth Games

Silver
Terence Higgins – 4 x 440y (1st leg) – Auckland – 1950
Robert Setti – 4 x 440y (2nd leg) – Perth – 1962
Jade Johnson – Long Jump – Manchester – 2002

Bronze
Ernest Haley – 200m – London – 1911
Ian Boyd – 880y – Vancouver – 1954
Laurence Tait – 120y Hurdles – Perth – 1962
Sheikh Faye (Gambia) – High Jump – Edinburgh – 1970

All medals won for Great Britain/England unless stated otherwise.