Newham and Essex Beagles
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Newham and Essex Beagles are one of the leading athletics clubs in Great Britain.
The club was formed in 1887 as the Beaumont Harriers but became the Beagles in July 1891. Headquarters are at the Terence McMillan Stadium in the London Borough of Newham
, East London. The club is extremely close to the site of the 2012 Olympic Games and is situated in a host borough.
The club competes in the British League and Southern League along with the National Junior League and Young Athletes League for competitors under the ages of 20 and 17.
The track was originally cinder although it is not shown on a 1971 OS map. The opening meeting of the synthetic track was on 26 July 1985. It was resurfaced with Polytan PUR in 1995. An indoor 60m straight with 10 lanes is due to be built this year, with the stand currently being demolished.
The nearest stations are:
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The club was formed in 1887 as the Beaumont Harriers but became the Beagles in July 1891. Headquarters are at the Terence McMillan Stadium in the London Borough of Newham
London Borough of Newham
The London Borough of Newham is a London borough formed from the towns of West Ham and East Ham, within East London.It is situated east of the City of London, and is north of the River Thames. According to 2006 estimates, Newham has one of the highest ethnic minority populations of all the...
, East London. The club is extremely close to the site of the 2012 Olympic Games and is situated in a host borough.
The club competes in the British League and Southern League along with the National Junior League and Young Athletes League for competitors under the ages of 20 and 17.
Notable Athletes
Notable athletes have included:- Jim Peters
- Mohammed FarahMohammed FarahMohammed "Mo" Farah is a Somalia-born British international track and field athlete. On the track, he generally competes over 5000 metres and 10,000 metres, but also runs the 3000 metres and occasionally the 1500 metres...
- Tyrone EdgarTyrone EdgarTyrone Damien Edgar is a sprinter from Great Britain who specializes in the 100 metres.Edgar went to junior college in Kansas, USA in 2003 where he ran an impressive wind assisted 10.04 at the Junior College Championships...
- Chris TomlinsonChris TomlinsonChristopher George Tomlinson is an English long jumper.Tomlinson began competing for Middlesbrough AC at the age of 10, mostly over 100m and 200m. He attended Nunthorpe Secondary School and to this day holds many of its year group records for triple and long jump...
- Paul HeadPaul HeadPaul Head is a retired male hammer thrower from England, who competed for Great Britain at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. A member of the Newham & Essex Beagles Athletic Club he set his personal best in 1990.-Achievements:-References:**...
- Christine Ohurougu
- Daley ThompsonDaley ThompsonFrancis Morgan Ayodélé "Daley" Thompson CBE , is a former decathlete from England. He won the decathlon gold medal at the Olympic Games in 1980 and 1984, and broke the world record for the event four times....
- Stephen Hepples
- Rob Cole
- Keith Gerrard
- Steven LewisSteven LewisSteven James Lewis is an English pole vaulter.Lewis was born in Stoke-on-Trent. His personal best jump outdoors is 5.71 metres, achieved in July 2008 in Bydgoszcz, while indoors his best is 5.75 m, achieved in Manchester on 17 January 2009...
- JJ Jegede
- Max EavesMax EavesMaxwell Eaves is an English pole vaulter currently ranked in 3rd place.His personal best is a jump of 5.12 metres, achieved at the AAA's in 2008....
- Ryan ScottRyan ScottRyan Scott is an English sprint runner from Henleaze who competes in the 100 metres.His first international appearances for Great Britain came in 2007. He ran in the 60 metres at the 2007 European Athletics Indoor Championships, but was disqualified in the final while his running mates Jason...
- Rabah YusufRabah YusufRabah Yusuf is a Sudanese athlete.Yousif lives in the United Kingdom, is married to a British woman, and has two children; a son born in 2006, and a daughter born in 2009. Yusuf has won a number of athletics events in his adopted country. He finished third in the men's 400 metres event at the AAA...
- Richard Hurren
- Lee MerrienLee MerrienLee Merrien is a British middle distance and long-distance runner.-Achievements:-References:...
- Micheal East
- Iwan ThomasIwan ThomasIwan Gwyn Thomas MBE is a sprinter who represented Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the Olympic Games in the 400 m, and Wales at the Commonwealth Games. Thomas is the current UK record holder at 400 m with a time of 44.36 seconds and is a former European and Commonwealth games champion...
- Kevin Skinner
- Erison HurtaultErison HurtaultErison Hurtault is an American sprinter who has represented Dominica in international events. He specializes in the 400 metres....
- Rio FerdinandRio FerdinandRio Gavin Ferdinand is an English footballer. He plays at centre back for Manchester United in the Premier League and for the England national football team...
Terence McMillan stadium
Named after Terence Mcmillan: First Charter Mayor of Newham 1965-66.The track was originally cinder although it is not shown on a 1971 OS map. The opening meeting of the synthetic track was on 26 July 1985. It was resurfaced with Polytan PUR in 1995. An indoor 60m straight with 10 lanes is due to be built this year, with the stand currently being demolished.
The nearest stations are:
- Prince Regent DLR stationPrince Regent DLR stationPrince Regent DLR station is a station on the Docklands Light Railway in the Docklands area of east London. The station was opened on 28 March 1994 and provides access to the eastern end of the ExCeL Exhibition Centre and ICC London...
- Custom House stationCustom House stationCustom House for ExCeL station is in the Custom House area by the Royal Docks, east London. It is served by the Docklands Light Railway , and is in Travelcard Zone 3...
- Plaistow tube stationPlaistow tube stationPlaistow station is a London Underground station on the District and Hammersmith and City lines, located in Plaistow and West Ham, east London. It is in Zone 3....
- Canning Town stationCanning Town stationCanning Town station is an inter-modal transport interchange in Canning Town, northeast London, England. It is served by the London Underground Jubilee line, the Docklands Light Railway and local buses operated for London Buses. It is in Travelcard Zone 3...
Club Kit
The club kit consists of a black vest, with a gold horizontal hoop and a yellow vest, with the word Newham in black. The British Men's league kit is designed by AsicsASICS
ASICS is a Japanese athletic equipment company. ASICS produces professional footwear and sports equipment designed for football, running, netball, tennis, badminton, squash, martial arts, cricket, golf, wrestling, track & field, cross-training, volleyball, cheerleading, lacrosse, and for many other...
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