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Coventry Godiva Harriers (CGH) is an athletics club based in
The club was established in 1879. The first Olympian was Charlie Davenport but he did not start the marathon.
During the 1960s the club produced three Olympic marathon runners Basil Heatley, Brian Kilby and Bill Adcocks.
In 1978 David Moorcroft won Commonwealth Games gold and he repeated the feat four years later.
More recently the club has had several athletes compete in
Coventry
Coventry ( or rarely ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands county, in England, on the River Sherbourne. Coventry had been a large settlement for centurie ...
, West Midlands, England. The club name refers to the notable Lady Godiva
Lady Godiva (; died between 1066 and 1086), in Old English , was a late Anglo-Saxon noblewoman who is relatively well documented as the wife of Leofric, Earl of Mercia, and a patron of various churches and monasteries.
She is mainly remembere ...
of Coventry and the sport of "hare and hounds" cross country running
Cross country running is a sport in which teams and individuals run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain such as dirt or grass. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and soil, earth, pass through woodlands and ope ...
. The club uses the University of Warwick
The University of Warwick ( ; abbreviated as ''Warw.'' in post-nominal letters) is a public research university on the outskirts of Coventry between the West Midlands and Warwickshire, England. The university was founded in 1965 as part of ...
athletics track.
History
The club was established in 1879. The first Olympian was Charlie Davenport but he did not start the marathon.
During the 1960s the club produced three Olympic marathon runners Basil Heatley, Brian Kilby and Bill Adcocks.
In 1978 David Moorcroft won Commonwealth Games gold and he repeated the feat four years later.
More recently the club has had several athletes compete in World Masters Athletics
World Masters Athletics (WMA) is the worldwide governing body for the sport of masters athletics – which includes track and field, cross country, and road running events – as participated by people over 35 years of age.
As the need became ...
competitions, notable sprinters Brian Darby and Stewart Marshall have both won World Relay Titles representing GB as Masters athletes, at the recent World Masters Athletics Championships.
Olympians
Competitions
The club currently competes in various league competitions, ranging from the senior age group down to under 11s. These leagues and the club's most recent 2018/19 performance are listed below:References
External links
*{{Official website , https://coventry-godiva-harriers.co.uk/ Sport in Coventry Sports clubs and teams established in 1879 Athletics clubs in England 1879 establishments in England