Gateshead Harriers

{{Short description|Athletics club in Gateshead, England}}

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| founded = 1904

| ground = Gateshead International Stadium

| location = Neilson Rd, Gateshead NE10 0EF, England

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Gateshead Harriers and Athletics Club is an athletics club based at Gateshead International Stadium in Gateshead, England.{{Cite web |date=22 November 2023 |title=Gateshead International Stadium could be run privately amid council shortfall |url=https://www.itv.com/news/tyne-tees/2023-11-22/gateshead-international-stadium-could-be-taken-over-amid-council-shortfall |access-date=29 February 2024 |website=ITV News}} Historically, Gateshead Harriers & AC have trained on Tuesdays and Thursdays. This allows for competition to be commonly held on Sundays. Some athletes and training groups do however train on other days. The club caters for all athletes from ages 8+ to veterans in all track, field, road and cross country disciplines through winter and summer.

History

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Gateshead Harriers was founded in 1904 as Gateshead St. Mary's Church Running Club and soon afterwards was known as Gateshead St. Mary's Harriers.{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001634/19091126/071/0004 |title=Gateshead St. Mary's Harriers |work=Newcastle Daily Chronicle |date=26 November 1909 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=9 March 2025 }}

Originally for men only, ladies were permitted to join from 1951 onwards and a women's section was set up in December 1952.{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004697/19521226/006/0006 |title=Harriers form a women's section |work=Gateshead Post |date=26 December 1952 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=9 March 2025 }} In 1956, the club moved to its present site at Gateshead International Stadium (called the Gateshead Youth Stadium at the time).{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000640/19560808/147/0009 |title=Athletics Notes |work=Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette |date=8 August 1956 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=9 March 2025 }}

Notable athletes

= Olympians =

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Brendan Foster1500, 5000m, 10,000m1972, 1976, 198016x16px{{Cite web |date=6 March 2019 |title=CEO club visit – Gateshead Harriers |url=https://www.englandathletics.org/news/ceo-club-visit-gateshead-harriers/ |access-date=29 February 2024 |website=England Athletics |language=en-GB}}
David Jenkins400m, 4x400m relay1972, 1976, 1980
Dennis Coates3,000m Steeplechase1976
Barry Smith5000m1980
Christina Boxer800m, 1500m1980, 1984, 1988
Jonathan Edwardstriple jump1988, 1992, 1996, 200016x16px16x16px
Angela Piggford4x400m relay1988
Colin Walker3000m steeplechase1992
Ross Murray1500m2012
Richard Kilty4x100m relay2016, 2020

= Commonwealth Games =

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John Caine10,000m1970

References