The Herne Hill Harriers is an amateur

Amateur

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 athletics sports club

Sports club

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 based at Tooting Bec Athletics Track in Tooting Bec

Tooting Bec

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, London

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. The club was originally founded in the Herne Hill

Herne Hill

Herne Hill is located in the London Borough of Lambeth and the London Borough of Southwark in Greater London. There is a road of the same name which continues the A215 north of Norwood Road and was called Herne Hill Road.-History:...

 district of London

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 in 1889.. The club caters to all levels and ages of track, field, road running and cross country. The club begins training athletes at age 11 and offers “Star Track” an opportunity for younger children to get involved at the end of July each year.

Leagues

Herne Hill Harriers athletes are involved in a number of different leagues and competitions. The men’s track and field team competes in the second and third division of the Southern men’s league as well as the Rosenheim league involving other local clubs. The women’s track and field team competes in the UK women’s athletics league while younger athletes compete as a part of the National young athletes league as well as the Ebbisham and Lily B Leagues.
The club’s Cross-country athletes compete in the Surrey and East Surrey Cross Country Leagues each season as well as the South of Thames, Surrey, South of England and National Cross Country championships
Road Runners at Herne Hill Harriers compete annually in the Surrey, South of England and National 6-stage Road relays in the autumn and in the longer 12 stage road relays in the spring as well as participating in the Surrey Road League over the summer months

Notable Athletes

A number of former Olympians

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 and European champions in athletics have run for the club including Olympic medalists Joe Deakin, David Jacobs, Herbert Johnston

Harry Johnston (athlete)

Herbert Arthur "Harry" "Bert" Johnston was a British runner who competed in events ranging from one to four miles....

, Ernest Webb

Ernest Webb

Ernest Webb was a British athlete who competed mainly in the 10 mile walk....

 and Thomas Humphreys

Thomas Humphreys

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, as well as Harry Green

Harry Green

Henry Harold "Harry" Green was a British long-distance runner. He gained recognition by winning the London Poly in 1911 and setting a world's best in the marathon on 12 May 1913 with a time of 2:38:16.2 in London...

, another Olympian who held a world best in the marathon.

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 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.