City of Sheffield and Dearne Athletic Club explained

City of Sheffield & Dearne Athletic Club is an athletics club based in Sheffield, England. It is based at the Sheffield Hallam University City Athletics Stadium. The club competes in the British Athletics League Premiership and Northern Athletics League Division 1. The Young Athletes compete in the National Youth Development League. The Upper and Lower Age Group teams compete in the Northern East Premier Division.

From 2017 the club have joined the UK Women's League.

History

Sheffield United Harriers were formed in 1894. In 1975, Sheffield United Harriers amalgamated with Sheffield City Athletic Club to form Sheffield Athletic Club.

At the turn of the century the club assumed the name City of Sheffield Athletic Club. The club competed at the Don Valley Stadium until it closed in September 2013,[1] moving to Sheffield Hallam University City Athletics Stadium after refurbishments.[2]

In 2015 the club completed the merger with Dearne Athletic Club founded by Trevor Fox and competes under the name of City of Sheffield & Dearne Athletic Club.[3]

Honours

Senior Men:

Young Athletes:

Notable athletes

Olympians

Athlete Country Events Olympics Medals
1952
1952, 1956
1956
Albert Johnson 1956, 1960
Sheila Sherwood 1964,1968,1972
1976
John Sherwood 1968,1972
1996, 2000, 2004
Jessica Ennis-Hill 2012, 2016
Silver

Luke Cutts

Gerald Phiri

Rafael Alleyne

Rafi Solaiman (Para Athlete)[4] RaceRunner. RR3 100m Silver Medalist - Para Athletics European Championships, Berlin 2018. RR3 100m Silver Medalist - World Para Athletics Championships, Dubai 2019.

Ellie Simpson (Para Athlete)[5] RaceRunner. RR2/3 Silver Medalist - World Para Athletics Championships, Dubai 2019. 200m World Record Holder 2019-2020

Kit

The club's vest consists of a thick blue stripe on the front and back in the centre, with dark green sides.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Don Valley Stadium. runtrackdir. runtrackdir. 6 August 2015.
  2. Web site: Race is on to get athletics stadium up to scratch. Sheffield Telegraph. Sheffield Telegraph. 6 August 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304111048/http://www.sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk/news/local/race-is-on-to-get-athletics-stadium-up-to-scratch-1-5786714. 4 March 2016. dead.
  3. Web site: Dearne ALC Athletics Club Merger. City of Sheffield Athletic Club. 6 August 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304080825/http://www.sheffieldathletics.co.uk/index.php/news/notices/95-dearne-alc-athletics-club-merger. 4 March 2016. dead.
  4. Web site: Athlete Profile.
  5. Web site: Athlete Profile.