Southampton Athletic Club

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Southampton Athletic Club 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.

Southampton City and unitary authority area in England

Southampton is the largest city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire, England. It is 69 miles (111 km) south-west of London and 15 miles (24 km) west north-west of Portsmouth. Southampton is a major port and the closest city to the New Forest. It lies at the northernmost point of Southampton Water at the confluence of the Rivers Test and Itchen, with the River Hamble joining to the south of the urban area. The city, which is a unitary authority, has an estimated population of 253,651. The city's name is sometimes abbreviated in writing to "So'ton" or "Soton", and a resident of Southampton is called a Sotonian.

England Country in north-west Europe, part of the United Kingdom

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The British Athletics League is a men-only track and field team competition in the United Kingdom. For women there is the completely separate UK Women's Athletic League.

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History

Southampton Athletic Club 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

Notable Athletes

Olympians

Athlete Country Events Olympics Medals
Harry Simmons Flag of the United Kingdom.svg high jump 1928
Dave Dear [3] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 4x100 metres relay 1972
Donna Hartley [4] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 200 metres,400 metres,4x400 metres relay 1972,1976,1980 Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Christine Benning [5] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 1500 metres 1984
Todd Bennett [6] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 400 metres,4x400 metres relay 1984, 1988 Silver medal icon (S initial).svg
Kriss Akabusi [7] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 400 metres,4x400 metres relay 1984, 1988, 1992 Silver medal icon (S initial).svg Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Paul Harmsworth [8] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 4x400 metres relay 1988
Roger Black [9] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 400 metres,4x400 metres relay 1992, 1996 Silver medal icon (S initial).svg Silver medal icon (S initial).svg Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg

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References

  1. Franklin, James (7 February 2014). "Darren Campbell backs £200k bid to get Southampton Sports Centre back on track". Daily Echo. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  2. "Club Info". Southampton Athletic Club. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  3. David Dear profile at Power of 10
  4. Donna Hartley profile at Power of 10
  5. Christine Benning profile at Power of 10
  6. Todd Bennett profile at Power of 10
  7. Kriss Akabusi profile at Power of 10
  8. Paul Harmsworth profile at Power of 10
  9. Roger Black profile at Power of 10