Birchfield Harriers Athletics Club is an athletics club, founded in 1877. Its home is at Birmingham's Alexander Stadium, England. A womens 400 metre hurdles race on a typical outdoor red rubber track. ... 1877 (MDCCCLXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... This article is about the city in England. ... The Alexander Stadium is the main athletics stadium in Birmingham, the largest city in the Midlands of England. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ...

Their previous home, at nearby Perry Barr, is now a greyhound stadium and race track. It still carries their badge, a leaping deer, rendered in this case in Art Deco style. Perry Barr constituency shown within Birmingham Perry Barr is an area in north Birmingham, England . ... The Greyhound is a breed of dog used for companionship, coursing game and racing. ... Fawn redirects here. ... Asheville City Hall. ...

As well as welcoming recreational runners they cater for all levels of experience up to and including Olympic athletes whether able-bodied or wheelchair-using athletes. The five Olympic rings were designed in 1913, adopted in 1914 and debuted at the Games at Antwerp, 1920. ... Athletics, also known as track and field or track and field athletics, is a collection of sport events. ... The international symbol of access depicts a person in a wheelchair A wheelchair is a wheeled mobility device in which the user sits. ...

The Club's motto is Fleet and Free. A motto (from Italian) is a phrase or a short list of words meant formally to describe the general motivation or intention of an entity, social group, or organization. ...

Athletes at the Club

• Denise Lewis
• Duane Ladejo
• Mark Lewis-Francis
• Katharine Merry
• Helen Karagounis
• Bob Weir (athlete)
• Daniel Caines
• Helen Frost
• Ashia Hansen
• Kelly Sotherton

Denise Lewis Denise Lewis (born August 27, 1972, in West Bromwich, England) is a British athlete who specialises in the heptathlon. ... Mark Lewis-Francis (born September 4, 1982) is an English sprint athlete, regarded as the top 100m sprinter in the United Kingdom. ... Katharine Merry (born September 21, 1974 at Dunchurch near Rugby, England) is a British female sprinter, who is most notable for winning an Olympic bronze medal for the 400 metre sprint at the 2000 Summer Olympics at Sydney, Australia. ... Daniel Caines (born May 15, 1979 in Solihull) is an English athlete who mainly competes in in the 400 metres. ... Ashia Hansen (born 5 December 1971 in Evansville, Indiana, USA) is an athlete who is considered Britains greatest-ever female triple jumper. ... Kelly Sotherton Kelly Jade Sotherton (born 13 November 1976) is a British heptathlete. ...

Bibliography

• Fleet and Free — A History of Birchfield Harriers Athletic Club, Gareth Rogers with Wilfred Morgan and Tom McCook, Tempus, (2005) ISBN 0-7524-3523-X

External links

• Official website