Windsor, Slough, Eton and Hounslow Athletic Club
British athletics club
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Windsor, Slough, Eton and Hounslow Athletic Club is an athletics club based in Eton, Berkshire, England. It is based at the Thames Valley Athletics Centre in Eton. The club competes in the British Athletics League Division 1, UK Women's Athletic League Premier as well as the Southern Athletics League and the London Metropolitan League.
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| Founded | 1904 |
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| Ground | Thames Valley Athletic Centre |
| Location | Pococks Lane Eton, Windsor SL4 6HN, England |
| Coordinates | 51°29′42″N 0°35′50″W |
| Website | official website |
History
In 1904, the Slough Wheelers' Cycling Club changed their name to the Slough Wheelers' Cycling and Athletic Club (also referred to as the Slough Wheelers' Cycling and Harriers Club), a move designed to encapsulate the emerging porpularity of athletics.[1] Later that year the name became permanent following the Annual General meeting of the club held at the Dolphin Hotel.[2] The branch of athletics was called the Slough Harriers, although at this time they remained affiliated to Slough Wheelers.[3]
After World War I in 1919, the Slough Athletic Club was formed after the amalgamation of Slough Wheelers, Slough Harriers and another club called the Chalvey Harriers.[4]
In 1948 a breakaway group formed Eton Athletic Club, who moved to Windsor and became the Windsor & Eton Athletic Club in 1953.[5] However, twenty years later in 1968 the two clubs merged to become Windsor Slough & Eton AC, this was largely due to league athletics coming into existence.[5]
Windsor Slough & Eton AC moved to their present base in 1999 and the following year merged with Borough of Hounslow AC to finally become the name used today, that of Windsor Slough Eton & Hounslow Athletic Club.[5]
Honours
- UK Women's Athletic League (first place: 1998; second place: 1997, 2001, 2002, 2012, 2013; third place: 1999, 2000, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2011)
Notable athletes
Olympians
| Athlete | Club | Events | Games | Medals/Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Gutteridge | Windsor, Slough & Eton AC | pole vault | 1976, 1984 | |
| Keith Connor | Windsor, Slough & Eton AC | triple jump | 1980, 1984 | .svg){kind=icon} [6] |
| Shirley Thomas | Borough of Hounslow AC | 100 metres | 1984 | [7] |
| Bev Kinch | Borough of Hounslow AC | 4 × 100 m relay | 1988 | |
| Simone Laidlow | Borough of Hounslow AC | 400 m hurdles | 1988 | |
| Mark Richardson | Windsor, Slough & Eton AC | 4 × 400 m relay | 1992, 1996 | |
| Mark Hylton | Windsor, Slough & Eton AC | 4 × 400 m relay | 1996 | |
| Marcia Richardson | Windsor, Slough & Eton AC | 100 m, 4 × 100 m relay | 1996, 2000 | |
| Georgina Oladapo | Borough of Hounslow AC | 4 × 100 m relay | 1996 | [8] |
| Michelle Griffith | Windsor, Slough & Eton AC | triple jump | 1996 | [9] |
| Kathy Butler | WSE & H AC | 5000 m, 10,000 m | 1996, 2004 | [10] |
| James McIlroy | WSE & H AC | 800 metres | 2000 | [11] |
| Nicola Sanders | WSE & H AC | 400 metres | 2008 | [12] |
| Lawrence Clarke | WSE & H AC | 110 metres hurdles | 2012 | [13] |
| Nigel Levine | WSE & H AC | 400 metres, 4 × 400 m relay | 2012 | [14] |
| Shelayna Oskan-Clarke | WSE & H AC | 800 metres | 2016 | [15] |
| Andrew Matthews | WSE & H AC | Bobsleigh | 2014, 2018 | |
| Morgan Lake | WSE & H AC | High jump | 2016 | [16] |
| Taylor Campbell | WSE & H AC | hammer throw | 2020 | |
| Jessie Knight | WSE & H AC | 400 m hurdles | 2020 |
Other
- Lyn Sprules (1998 Commonwealth Games)
- Kelly Morgan (2002 Commonwealth Games}
- Hayley Yelling (2002 & 2006 Commonwealth Games)
Kit
The club kit is a light blue vest or crop top with two horizontal yellow stripes around the middle of the torso.