Woodford Green with Essex Ladies
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Woodford Green with Essex Ladies is one of the leading British
athletics clubs and is based in Woodford, London
. The club topped Division 1 of the British Athletics League
for the first time in 2005.
United Kingdom
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athletics clubs and is based in Woodford, London
London
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. The club topped Division 1 of the British Athletics League
British Athletics League
The British Athletics League is a track and field male team's competition, the most important in the United Kingdom for history and number of teams....
for the first time in 2005.
Notable current athletes
- Tiffany Porter
- Joice MaduakaJoice MaduakaJoice Maduaka is a British athlete who competes over the 100, 200 and occasionally 400 metres. She holds the record for winning the most medals of any athlete at the British Athletics Championships, standing at 19 medals to date, including being the 100m champion 6 times, and the 200m champion...
- Malachi DavisMalachi DavisMalachi Davis is a former British Olympic athlete.Davis was a member of the UCLA athletics team, competing in the 400 metres and 200 metres.-Athens Olympics:...
- Tim AbeyieTim AbeyieTimothy Akwesi "Tim" Abeyie is a former British sprinter specialising in the 200 metres, who now competes for Ghana....
- Jeanette KwakyeJeanette KwakyeJeanette Boahemaa Kwakye is a British sprinter of Ghanaian origin.-Athletics career:Kwakye won a bronze medal in 4x100 metres relay at the 2002 World Junior Championships, with teammates Jade Lucas-Read, Amy Spencer and Vernicha James. At the 2007 European Indoor Championships she finished fourth...
- Sarah ClaxtonSarah ClaxtonSarah Claxton is an English athlete who specializes in the 100 metres hurdles.She finished eighth at the 2008 Olympic Games...
- Tosin OkeTosin OkeTosin Oke is a Nigerian triple jumper. He formerly represented Britain & is sponsored by Mizuno.He began competing in 1997 for Cambridge Harriers, South-east London, and was coached by Guy Spencer...
Notable former athletes
- Sally GunnellSally GunnellSally Jane Janet Gunnell OBE is a former British Olympic champion in the 400 m hurdles...
Olympic gold medallist - Harry PayneHarry PayneHarry Thomas Payne was a Welsh international rugby union prop who played club rugby for Swansea and was capped for Wales on one occasion...
former marathonMarathonThe marathon is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres , that is usually run as a road race...
world best time holder of 2:30:57 in 1929 http://www.arrs.net/YR_Mara.htm - Dorothy ManleyDorothy ManleyDorothy Gladys Manley Dorothy Gladys Manley (later Hall, then Partlett) Dorothy Gladys Manley (later Hall, then Partlett) (born is a British athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.She competed for Great Britain in the 1948 Summer Olympics held in London, United Kingdom in the 100 metres...
Olympic silver medallist - Joanne FennJoanne FennJoanne Fenn née Mersh, is an English middle distance runner.-Career:Jo had shown a great deal of promise in her early athletics career having been the English schools 300m hurdles champion. However, a series of injuries, particularly shin splints, halted her career...