Surrey Athletic Club

Surrey Athletic Club or Surrey AC for short, was a British athletics club based in London. The club was based at Norbiton Recreation Ground (the Kingsmeadow Athletics Stadium today).

History

In 1903 the club was formed under the name Malden Harriers and the club's formation was largely attributed to Ted Vowles, a former Blackheath Harrier and Malden footballer. Mr F. B. Montague was elected president.

In 1907 the club changed its name to the Surrey Athletic Club and members of the club met at the Royal Oak in New Malden on a regular basis.

At the 1920 Summer Olympics two Surrey AC athletes, Cecil Griffiths and Percy Hodge won gold medals.

In 1969 the club joined the British Athletics League as a founder member.

In 1982, the Surrey Athletic Club disbanded and the male athletes from the club joined Belgrave Harriers, while the women decided to join Royal Borough of Kingston Athletic Club instead.

Notable athletes

Olympic athletes

Athlete	Event/s	Games	Medals/Ref
Richard Yorke	3,200m steeplechase, 800m, 1500m	1908, 1912
George Hutson	5,000m, 3,000m team	1912	,
Clive Taylor	high jump (ns)	1912
Charles Clibbon	5,000/10,000 metres	1920, 1924
Edgar Mountain	800 metres	1920, 1924
Cecil Griffiths	4 × 400 m	1920
James Hatton	10,000m, 3,000m team	1920
William Hill	100, 200, 4 × 100 m	1920
Percy Hodge	3,000m steeplechase	1920
Alfred Nichols	5,000m, cross country	1920
Edward Wheller	400 metres hurdles	1920
John Benham	cross country	1924
Fred Blackett	400 metres hurdles	1924
Bill Cotterell	10,000 metres (ns)	1924
Eric Harrison	110 metres hurdles	1924
Lancelot Royle	100 metres, 4 × 100 m	1924
George Constable	10,000 metres	1928
John Heap	100 metres	1928
Don Finlay	110m hurdles, 4 × 100 m	1932, 1936, 1948	,
Frank Close	5,000 metres	1936
Jim Morris	10 km walk	1948
Maureen Barton-Chitty	long jump	1968. 1972

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