• Source: Birchfield Harriers

Birchfield Harriers is an athletics club, founded in 1877. Its home is at Birmingham's Alexander Stadium, England.
As well as welcoming recreational runners they cater for all levels of experience up to and including Olympic athletes whether able-bodied or wheelchair-using athletes.
The Club's motto is Fleet and Free.




History


The Harriers were named after the Birchfield district of Birmingham. Their previous home (from 1929 to 1977), at nearby Perry Barr, was Alexander Sports Ground. It still carries their badge, a running stag, rendered in this case in Art Deco style, carved in 1929 and attributed to William Bloye. Both venues were named for members of the Alexander family, who were prominent members of the club.
Tom McCook, a former athlete and club chairman, was the club's President from 2001 until standing down at the end of 2013.




Honours


800m and relay runner Pat Cropper was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for her running achievements.
In the 2000 New Year Honours, heptathlete Denise Lewis was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE).
Coach Norma Blaine was made an MBE in the New Years Honours announced on 31 December 2010, for her services to athletics.




Members



Ainsley Bennett
Louise Butterworth
Daniel Caines
Stewart Faulkner
Helen Frost
Ashia Hansen
Louise Hazel
Helen Karagounis
Du'aine Ladejo
Diane Leather
Denise Lewis
Mark Lewis-Francis
Gladys Lunn
Doris Nelson Neal OBE
Joel Fearon
Katharine Merry
Peter Radford - subsequently Chairman of UK Athletics and Professor of Sport at Brunel University.
Mike Rawson
Scott Rider
Archie Robertson - Birchfield's first Olympic gold medallist (1908).
Beryl Randle - world record race walker
William Snook, athlete (1861–1916). After he died in a workhouse hospital, his funeral was paid for by the club.
Kelly Sotherton
Ian Stewart
Bob Weir
Patrick Makau
Phil Brown
Mark Thomas




Bibliography


Alexander, William O; Morgan, Wilfred (1988). The History of Birchfield Harriers 1877-1988. Birchfield Harriers. ISBN 0-9514082-0-8.
Rogers, Gareth; Morgan, Wilfred; McCook, Tom (2005). Fleet and Free — A History of Birchfield Harriers Athletic Club. Tempus. ISBN 0-7524-3523-X.




References






External links


Official website
Walter Freeman interview Recorded 1980 with a former Harrier

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