Southampton Athletic Club (Southampton AC) is an athletics club based in Southampton, England. It is based at the Southampton Sports Centre. [1] It's men compete in the British Athletics League National Division One and women in UK Women's Athletic League Division 1. The club also completes in the Southern Athletics League.
History
editSouthampton AC was formed after a merger of Team Southampton and Southampton Running Club in 2010. Those parent clubs themselves having been formed from mergers involving Southampton City Athletics Club, Team Solent, Southampton and Eastleigh AC, Eastleigh Athletic Club and Southampton Amateur Athletic club.[2]
Honours
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Notable athletes
editOlympians
edit| Athlete | Country | Events | Olympics | Medals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Simmons |  |
high jump | 1928 | |
| Dave Dear[3] | |
4x100 metres relay | 1972 | |
| Donna Hartley[4] | |
200 metres,400 metres,4x400 metres relay | 1972,1976,1980 | .svg){kind=icon}
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| Christine Benning[5] | |
1500 metres | 1984 | |
| Todd Bennett[6] | |
400 metres,4x400 metres relay | 1984, 1988 | .svg){kind=icon}
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| Kriss Akabusi[7] | |
400 metres,4x400 metres relay | 1984, 1988, 1992 |
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| Paul Harmsworth[8] | |
4x400 metres relay | 1988 | |
| Roger Black[9] | |
400 metres,4x400 metres relay | 1992, 1996 |
|
| Mahamed Mahamed[10] | |
marathon | 2024 |
References
edit- ^ Franklin, James (7 February 2014). "Darren Campbell backs £200k bid to get Southampton Sports Centre back on track". Daily Echo. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- ^ "Club Info". Southampton Athletic Club. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- ^ David Dear at Power of 10
- ^ Donna Hartley at Power of 10
- ^ Christine Benning at Power of 10
- ^ Todd Bennett at Power of 10
- ^ Kriss Akabusi at Power of 10
- ^ Paul Harmsworth at Power of 10
- ^ Roger Black at Power of 10
- ^ Mahamed Mahamed at Power of 10
External links
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