Southampton Athletic Club Explained

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

Southampton 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]

Notable athletes

Olympians

Athlete Country Events Olympics Medals
1928
1972
1972,1976,1980
Christine Benning 1984
1984, 1988
1984, 1988, 1992
Paul Harmsworth 1988
1992, 1996
2024

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Franklin. James. Darren Campbell backs £200k bid to get Southampton Sports Centre back on track. Daily Echo. 15 August 2015. 7 February 2014.
  2. Web site: Club Info. Southampton Athletic Club. 15 August 2015.