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Leeds City Athletic Club

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Leeds City Athletic Club
File:Leeds City Athletic Club logo.png
FoundedSeptember 1967
GroundJohn Charles Centre for Sport
South Leeds Stadium
LocationBelle Isle, Leeds LS11 5DJ
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Websiteofficial website

Leeds City Athletic Club is an English athletics club based in Leeds, England and is affiliated to England Athletics.[1] The club is based at the John Charles Centre for Sport and train on Tuesdays and Thursdays.[2]

History

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The South Leeds Stadium in 2022

The club's roots can be traced back to four clubs and the year 1880, with the formation of the first of these, the Leeds St. Mark's Harriers (LSMH).[3] Two other clubs, the Leeds Harehills Harriers and the Leeds Athletic Club Harriers amalgamated in 1891 to form the Leeds Athletic Club (LAC).[4]

Finally, the Harehills Liberal Club Harriers (HLCH) was founded in 1907.[3] HLCH won the youth's event gold medal at the English National Cross Country Championships in 1946.[5]

Frank E Aaron of the Leeds St Marks AC won three consecutive individual titles at the English National Cross Country Championships from 1949 to 1951.[6]

In September 1967, a merger took place of the three clubs (HLCH, LSMH and LAC), to form the Leeds City Athletic Club.[3][7][8]

The club's first Olympians appeared at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul,[9] although Len Eyre was a Harehills Harrier, when he competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

The club has evolved into becoming one of England's most successful cross country clubs, having won the team title at the English National Cross Country Championships on 12 occasions (as of 2025).[10][11][12]

Honours

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Notable athletes

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Olympians

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Athlete Events Games Medals/Ref
Len Eyre 1500m 1952 [13]
Republic of Ireland John Doherty 5,000m 1988, 1992 [14]
Mick Hill Javelin throw 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000 [15]
Angie Pain marathon 1988 [16]
Véronique Marot marathon 1972 [17]
Jacob Fincham-Dukes Long jump 2024 [18]
Emile Cairess marathon 2024 [19]
  • English unless stated

References

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