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World Record Holders

Achilles members who have held world records. All records after 1910 are ratified by the IAAF. An asterix (*) indicates an Olympic record

Year

Title Holder

1874

E. J. Davis (C.)

Long jump (22'101/2")

1876

M.J. Brooks (O.)

High Jump (6'21/2)

1888

F.J.K. Cross (O.)

880 yards (1:54.4)

1889

H. C. L. Tindall (C.)

440 yards (48.5s)

1893

C.B. Fry (O.)

Long Jump (23'61/2")

1898

W. E. Lutyens (C.)

1000 yards (1:14.8)

1905

W.W. Coe (O.)

Shot Put (49'6")

1910

G. R. L. Anderson (O.)

440 yards hurdles (56.8s)

1915

N. S. Taber (O.)

One mile (4:12.6)

1920

H. B. Stallard (C.) W. G. Tatham (C.) W. R. Milligan (O.) B. G. d'U. Rudd (O.)

4x880 yards relay (7:50.4)

1921

E. D. Mountain (C.)

500 metres (1:05.6)

1924*

H. M. Abrahams (C.)

4x100m relay (42.0)

1924*

W. E. Stevenson (O.)

4x400m relay (3:16.0)

1926

G. M. Butler (C.)

300 yards (30.6)

1926

D. G. A. Lowe (C.)

600 yards (1:10.4)

1927

Lord Burghley (C.)

440 yards hurdles (54.2)

1928*

G.C. Weightman-Smith (C.)

110m hurdles (14.6)

1931

J. F. Cornes (O.)

4x1500m relay (15:55.6)

1932

J. E. Lovelock (O.)

1320 yards (3:02.2)

1932*

T. Hampson (O.)

800 metres (1:49.8)

1933

J. E. Lovelock (O.)

One mile (4:07.6)

1936*

J. E. Lovelock (O.)

1500 metres (3:47.8)

1953

C. J. Chataway (O.) R. G. Bannister (O.)

4x1 mile relay (16:41.0)

1953

D. C. Law (O.)

4x1500m relay (15:27.2)

1954

R. G. Bannister (O.)

One mile (3:59.4)

1954

C. J. Chataway (O.)

Three miles (13:32.2)

1954

C. J. Chataway (O.)

5000 metres (13:51.6)

1955

C. J. Chataway (O.)

Three miles (13:23.2)

1958

H.J. Elliott (C.)

One mile (3:54.5)

1958

H.J. Elliott (C.)

1500 metres (3:36.0)

1959

H.J. Elliott (C.)

4x1 mile Relay (16:25.6)

1960

H.J. Elliott (C.)

1500 metres (3:35.6)

1965

T. F. K. Johnston (C.)

30000 metres (1.32:34.6)

1966

W. A. Mottley (C.)

4x440 yards relay (3:02.8)

1968*

D. P. Hemery (O.)

400m hurdles (48.1)

 

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