Coventry Godiva Harriers
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| Founded | 1879 |
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| Ground | Coventry Athletics Track |
| Location | Kirby Corner Rd, Coventry CV4 7AL, England |
| Coordinates | 52°23′16″N 1°33′57″W / 52.38778°N 1.56583°W |
| Website | coventry-godiva-harriers |
Coventry Godiva Harriers (CGH) is an athletics club based in Coventry, West Midlands, England. The club name refers to the notable Lady Godiva of Coventry and the sport of "hare and hounds" cross country running. The club uses the University of Warwick athletics track.
The club was established in 1879. The first Olympian was Charlie Davenport but he did not start the marathon.[1]
During the 1960s the club produced three Olympic marathon runners Basil Heatley, Brian Kilby and Bill Adcocks.[2]
In 1978 David Moorcroft won Commonwealth Games gold and he repeated the feat four years later.[3]
More recently the club has had several athletes compete in World Masters Athletics competitions, notable sprinters Brian Darby and Stewart Marshall have both won World Relay Titles representing GB as Masters athletes, at the recent World Masters Athletics Championships.[4]
Olympians
| Athlete | Events | Olympics | Positions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Davenport | marathon | 1912 | |
| Stan Ashby | 1500 metres | 1928 | |
| Paddy Mulvihill | marathon | 1948 | |
| Joe West | marathon | 1952 | |
| Basil Heatley | marathon | 1964 | .svg){kind=icon} |
| Brian Kilby | marathon | 1964 | |
| John Edgington | 20 km walk | 1964 | |
| Bill Adcocks | marathon | 1968 | |
| Sheila Taylor-Carey | 800 metres, 1500 metres | 1968, 1972 | |
| Dick Taylor | 5,000 metres | 1968 | |
| Colin Kirkham | marathon | 1972 | |
| Dave Moorcroft | 1500 metres, 5000 metres | 1976, 1980, 1984 | |
| Ian Richards | 50 km walk | 1980 | |
| Lorraine Baker | 800 metres | 1984, 1992 | |
| Andy Penn | 20 km walk | 1992 | |
| Joanne Wise | long jump | 1992, 2000 | |
| Andy Hart | 800 metres | 2000 | |
| Marlon Devonish | 200 metres, 4x100 relay | 2000, 2004, 2008 | .svg){kind=icon} |