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:

  • Youth Development League
    • Fifth Place: 2015

Notable athletes

Olympians

AthleteCountryEventsOlympicsMedals
Lawrence AllenUnited Kingdom10km walk1952
Roland HardyUnited Kingdom10km walk, 20km walk1952, 1956
Ken WoodUnited Kingdom1500 metres1956
Albert JohnsonUnited Kingdom50km walk1956, 1960
Sheila Sherwood[4]United Kingdomlong jump1964,1968,1972
Keith Angus[5]United Kingdommarathon1976
John Sherwood[6]United Kingdom400 metres hurdles, 4x400 metres relay1968,1972
Jonathan BrownUnited Kingdom10000 metres, marathon1996, 2000, 2004
Jessica Ennis-Hill[7]United Kingdomheptathlon2012, 2016
Silver

Luke Cutts

Gerald Phiri

Rafael Alleyne

Rafi Solaiman (Para Athlete)[8] United Kingdom 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)[9] United Kingdom 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.

References

  1. ↑ "Don Valley Stadium". runtrackdir. runtrackdir. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "Race is on to get athletics stadium up to scratch". Sheffield Telegraph. Sheffield Telegraph. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "Dearne ALC Athletics Club Merger". City of Sheffield Athletic Club. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  4. ↑ Sheila Sherwood at Power of 10
  5. ↑ Keith Angus at Power of 10
  6. ↑ John Sherwood at Power of 10
  7. ↑ Jessica Ennis-Hill at Power of 10
  8. ↑ "Athlete Profile".
  9. ↑ "Athlete Profile".


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