Athletics club. Located at Croydon Sports Arena. Their has a history page.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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Croydon Harriers
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Ellen Wright
Ellen E (Ciss) Wright of Croydon Harriers became All England 440 yards Champi...
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Bella Burge
Bella was married to boxer (and bank robber, see OldTimeMusicHall) Dick Burge. Â They took on the lease of the Surrey Chapel, an ex-chapel which had become a boxing ring in 1910. Â Renamed "The Ring"...
1 memorial
Sir Henry Segrave
World speed record holder. Born Maryland, USA. His American mother died when he was 2. His father was Irish and he was brought up in Britain. Took the land record in 1929. Then at Lake Windermere, ...
1 memorial
Rotten Row
Riding track, 1384 metres long. The name is possibly derived from 'route de roi' (the king's road) as it was established by King William III, forming part of his carriage drive from Whitehall to Ke...
1 memorial
C. B. Fry
Sportsman and journalist. Born Charles Burgess Fry in Croydon. Primarily his sport was cricket, but he was also an athlete and played in a football cup final. He taught at Charterhouse School and p...
2 memorials
Yaakov Springer
Weightlifting coach and wrestler. Also known as Yakov, he was born in Poland. During WW2Â he took part in the Warsaw Ghetto uprising. Along with ten other team members, he was murdered by Palestinia...
Person, Sport / Games, Tragedy, Germany, Israel/Palestine, Poland
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