Achilles Club

Track and field club

The Achilles Club is a track and field club formed in 1920 by and for the past and present representatives of the Oxford and Cambridge Universities. Members have won 19 Olympic Gold Medals (most recently Steph Cook in 2000) and held 38 World Records. One of its founding members was Evelyn Montague, who, along with Harold Abrahams, is portrayed in the 1981 film Chariots of Fire.[1]

References

  1. ^ Evelyn Montague – Biography at Sports-Reference.com

External links

  • Official website


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