- City of Sheffield Athletic Club
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The City of Sheffield Athletic Club is one of the North of England's premier clubs, with a senior men's team which is in the Premiership of the British Athletics League. They have a mix of athletes from varied cultural backgrounds from ages 8 year olds to seniors and veterans. The club caters for athletes of all ages, ethnicity, and abilities to develop their potential in the range of disciplines that athletics offers.
The club provides free coaching, in a fun and friendly atmosphere, from UK Athletics qualified coaches in track & field, road, cross country or race walking, to help athletes realise their potential. The club has the use of Sheffield's state of the art facilities at Don Valley Stadium and the English Institute of Sport. Athletes of any ability are welcome to join the club.
History
The origins of the club go back to 1894 when the Sheffield United Harriers club was formed, a combined cross country and walking club. In the early 1970s the Sheffield City Athletic Club was formed supported by Olympians Sheila and John Sherwood. This was a breakaway club from the Hallamshire Harriers. In 1975 this club amalgamated with Sheffield United Harriers to form Sheffield Athletics Club,In 2000 the athletic club joined forces with the highly successful Sheffield Race Walking Club, and subsequently renamed the club, City of Sheffield Athletic Club competing in blue and green vests, the colours of the city of Sheffield. The club quickly established itself as the top senior athletics club in Yorkshire, became a member of the British Athletics League in 1976 and in 2006 gained promotion to the Premiership of the British Athletics League, making it one of the top eight athletics teams in Britain. In addition to competing in the Northern Mens and Women's Track and Field League, the National Junior league and the National Young Athletes league. Jessica Ennis, World Heptathon Champion and World Indoor Pentathlon Champion, is a member of City of Sheffield AC.
External links
Categories:- Sports teams and clubs in Sheffield
- Athletics clubs in England
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