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=== Athletics ===
The [[Coventry Godiva Harriers]], established in 1879, are the leading [[athletics (sport)|athletics]] club in the area. The club has numerous athletes competing for championships both nationally and internationally. Notable members<ref>{{cite web |title=Hall of Fame – Coventry Godiva Harriers |url=https://coventry-godiva-harriers.co.uk/hall-of-fame/ |access-date=6 June 2024 |website=coventry-godiva-harriers.co.uk}}</ref> (past and present) include:

*[[Basil Heatley]]; former world record holder for the marathon and silver medalist in the [[1964 Summer Olympics]].
*[[David Moorcroft]]; Gold medalist in the 1500m at the [[1978 Commonwealth Games]] and in the 5000m at the [[1982 Commonwealth Games]]. He is the former World 5000m record holder and still holds the British 3000m record.
*[[Marlon Devonish]]; individually in his senior career, he won Gold for the 200m at the 2003 World Indoor Championship and silver at the [[2002 Commonwealth Games]]. However, he has had great success as a relay runner in the 4 × 100 m, winning gold medals at the [[2004 Summer Olympics]], [[1998 Commonwealth Games]], [[2002 Commonwealth Games]] and the [[2010 Commonwealth Games]]. He also won bronze at World and European level at both his distances.