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Windsor, Slough, Eton and Hounslow Athletic Club

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Windsor, Slough, Eton and Hounslow Athletic Club is an athletics club based in Eton, Berkshire, England. It is based at the Thames Valley Athletics Centre in Eton, Berkshire. The club competes in the British Athletics League Division 1, UK Women's Athletic League Premier as well as the Southern Athletics League and the London Metropolitan League.

History

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Windsor, Slough, Eton and Hounslow Athletic Club was founded in the 1880s.[1]

Honours

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Senior Women:

  • UK Women's Athletic League
    • First Place: 1998
    • Second Place: 1997, 2001, 2002, 2012, 2013
    • Third Place: 1999, 2000, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2011

Notable athletes

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Olympians

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Athlete Country Events Olympics Medals
Keith Connor[2] United Kingdom triple jump 1980, 1984
Shirley Thomas[3] United Kingdom 100 metres 1984
Georgina Oladapo[4] United Kingdom 4x100 metres relay 1996
Michelle Griffith[5] United Kingdom triple jump 1996
Kathy Butler[6] United KingdomCanada 5000 metres,10000 metres 1996, 2004
James McIlroy[7] United Kingdom 800 metres 2000
Nicola Sanders[8] United Kingdom 400 metres 2008
Lawrence Clarke[9] United Kingdom 110 metres hurdles 2012
Nigel Levine[10] United Kingdom 400 metres,4x400 metres relay 2012
Shelayna Oskan-Clarke[11] United Kingdom 800 metres 2016
Morgan Lake[12] United Kingdom High jump 2016

Kit

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The club kit is a light blue vest or crop top with two horizontal yellow stripes around the middle of the torso.

References

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  1. ^ "Club History". Windsor, Slough, Eton and Hounslow Athletic Club. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  2. ^ Keith Connor at Power of 10
  3. ^ Shirley Thomas at Power of 10
  4. ^ Georgina Oladapo at Power of 10
  5. ^ Michelle Griffith-Robinson at Power of 10
  6. ^ Kathy Butler at Power of 10
  7. ^ James McIlroy at Power of 10
  8. ^ Nicola Sanders at Power of 10
  9. ^ Lawrence Clarke at Power of 10
  10. ^ Nigel Levine at Power of 10
  11. ^ Shelayna Oskan-Clarke at Power of 10
  12. ^ Morgan Lake at Power of 10
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