Sutton and District Athletics Club

Sutton and District Athletics Club

Founded	1920/1985
Ground	David Weir Leisure Centre
Location	Middleton Road, Carshalton, south London, Surrey SM5 1SL, England
Coordinates	51°23′04″N0°10′57″W / 51.38444°N 0.18250°W / 51.38444; -0.18250
Website	official website

Sutton and District Athletics Club, is an athletics club based in Carshalton, England. The club was officially founded in 1985 but has much earlier origins. ^[1] The club trains on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. ^[2]

History

The athletics arena in 2005

The origins of the club began with the formation of Mitcham AC in 1920. ^[3] The club actively encouraged female athletes, which led to it being one of the early pioneer clubs to include women, although women's only clubs such as London Olympiades Athletic Club were formed the following year in 1921. ^[4]

In 1938 Mitcham AC won the English National Cross Country Championships. ^[5]

The club raced at the News of the World track (the modern day Canons Recreation Ground) ^[3] before moving to the Carshalton Sports Arena from 1960. ^[1]

A second club called Sutton and Cheam Harriers were based at Sutton United F.C.'s ground Gander Green Lane ^[1] and in 1985 merged with Mitcham AC to become the Sutton and District Athletics Club. ^[6]

In February 2003, the arena was redeveloped, with funding from Sport England, the lottery, the Sutton Council and the Lndon Marathon Trust and a new opening ceremony was performed. ^[1]

Honours

• English National Cross Country Championships team winners: 1938 (men), 1963 (women)

Notable athletes

Dorothy Odam-Tyler won two silver medals

Olympians (or Olympiad) athletes

Athlete	Club	Events	Games	Medals/Pos, Ref
Muriel Gunn Cornell	Mitcham AC	long jump	1926, 1930	[3]
Dorothy Odam-Tyler	Mitcham AC	high jump	1936, 1948, 1952, 1956	[7]
Bevis Reid	Mitcham AC	shot put, discus	1948	[8]
Brian Hewson	Mitcham AC	800m, 1500m	1956—1960	[9]
Anne Smith	Mitcham AC	800m	1964	[10]
Andrea Lynch	Mitcham AC	100m, 4 × 100 m relay	1972, 1976, 1980	[11]
Ros Few	Mitcham AC	high jump	1972	[12]
Judy Vernon	Mitcham AC	100m hurdles, 4 × 100 m relay	1972	[13]
Harry Aikines-Aryeetey	Sutton & District AC	4 × 100 m relay	2016	[14]
Imani-Lara Lansiquot	Sutton & District AC	4 × 100 m relay	2020	[15]

References

1. "Who We Are". Sutton and District Athletic Club. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
2. "Training". Sutton and District Athletic Club. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
3. "Mitcham Athletic Club". Mitcham History Notes. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
4. "Mitcham AC" . Norwood News. 9 October 1923. Retrieved 1 May 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
5. Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and results, pages 73. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN   0-85112-492-5.
6. "Sutton & District AC, Sutton (GBR)". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
7. "Dorothy Odam-Tyler Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
8. "Bevis Reid Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
9. "Brian Hewson Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
10. "Anne Smith Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
11. "Andrea Lynch Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
12. "Ros Few Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
13. "Judy Vernon Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
14. "Harry Aikines-Aryeetey Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
15. "Imani-Lara Lansiquot Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 May 2025.