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{{Short description|Athletics club in Sheffield, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
'''City of Sheffield & Dearne Athletic Club''' is an [[Sport of athletics|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,<ref>{{cite web|title=Don Valley Stadium|url=http://www.runtrackdir.com/details.asp?track=donvalley|website=runtrackdir|publisher=runtrackdir|accessdate=6 August 2015}}</ref> moving to Sheffield Hallam University City Athletics Stadium after refurbishments.<ref>{{cite web|title=Race is on to get athletics stadium up to scratch|url=http://www.sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk/news/local/race-is-on-to-get-athletics-stadium-up-to-scratch-1-5786714|website=Sheffield Telegraph|publisher=Sheffield Telegraph|accessdate=6 August 2015|archive-url=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|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dearne ALC Athletics Club Merger|url=http://www.sheffieldathletics.co.uk/index.php/news/notices/95-dearne-alc-athletics-club-merger|website=City of Sheffield Athletic Club|accessdate=6 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304080825/http://www.sheffieldathletics.co.uk/index.php/news/notices/95-dearne-alc-athletics-club-merger|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Honours==
Senior Men:
* [[British Athletics League]]
** Second Place: 2015
** Third Place: 2013, 2014
Young Athletes:
* Youth Development League
** Fifth Place: 2015
==Notable athletes==
===Olympians===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Athlete !! Country !! Events !! Olympics !! Medals
|-
|[[Lawrence Allen]] || {{flagicon|GBR}} || [[10km walk]] || 1952
|-
|[[Roland Hardy]] || {{flagicon|GBR}} || [[10km walk]], [[10km walk|20km walk]] || 1952, 1956
|-
|[[Ken Wood (athlete)|Ken Wood]] || {{flagicon|GBR}} || [[1500 metres]] || 1956
|-
|[[Albert Johnson (racewalker)|Albert Johnson]]||{{flagicon|GBR}} || [[10km walk|50km walk]] || 1956, 1960
|-
|[[Sheila Sherwood]]<ref>{{Power of 10 name|41354|Sheila Sherwood}}</ref>|| {{flagicon|GBR}} || [[long jump]] || 1964,1968,1972 || [[File:Silver medal icon (S initial).svg|16px]]
|-
|[[Keith Angus]]<ref>{{Power of 10 name|42412|Keith Angus}}</ref> || {{flagicon|GBR}} || [[marathon]] || 1976
|-
||[[John Sherwood (athlete)|John Sherwood]]<ref>{{Power of 10 name|45551|John Sherwood}}</ref>|| {{flagicon|GBR}} || [[400 metres hurdles]], [[4x400 metres relay]] || 1968,1972 || [[File:Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg|16px]]
|-
|[[Jon Brown (runner)|Jonathan Brown]] || {{flagicon|GBR}} || [[10000 metres]], [[marathon]] || 1996, 2000, 2004
|-
|[[Jessica Ennis-Hill]]<ref>{{Power of 10 name|8326|Jessica Ennis-Hill}}</ref>|| {{flagicon|GBR}} || [[heptathlon]] || 2012, 2016 || [[File:Gold medal icon (G initial).svg|16px]]<br />Silver
|}
[[Luke Cutts]]
[[Gerald Phiri]]
Rafael Alleyne
[[Rafi Solaiman]] (Para Athlete)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thepowerof10.info/athletes/profile.aspx?athleteid=775862|title = Athlete Profile}}</ref> {{flagicon|GBR}} 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)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thepowerof10.info/athletes/profile.aspx?athleteid=651822|title = Athlete Profile}}</ref> {{flagicon|GBR}} 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==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* [http://www.sheffieldathletics.co.uk Official club website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200918232921/https://sheffieldathletics.co.uk/ |date=2020-09-18 }}
* [http://www.runtrackdir.com/details.asp?track=sheffield&country=uk Sheffield Hallam University City Athletics Stadium]
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