Sutton and District Athletics Club, is an athletics club based in Carshalton, England. The club was officially founded in 1985 but has much earlier origins. The club trains on Tuesday and Thursday evenings.
History
The origins of the club began with the formation of Mitcham AC in 1920. The club actively encouraged female athletes, which led to it being one of the early pioneer clubs to include women, although women's only clubs such as London Olympiades Athletic Club were formed the following year in 1921.
In 1938 Mitcham AC won the English National Cross Country Championships.
The club raced at the News of the World track (the modern day Canons Recreation Ground) before moving to the Carshalton Sports Arena from 1960.
A second club called Sutton and Cheam Harriers were based at Sutton United F.C.'s ground Gander Green Lane and in 1985 merged with Mitcham AC to become the Sutton and District Athletics Club.
In February 2003, the arena was redeveloped, with funding from Sport England, the lottery, the Sutton Council and the London Marathon Trust and a new opening ceremony was performed.
Honours English National Cross Country Championships team winners: 1938 (men), 1963 (women)
Notable athletes
Olympians (or Olympiad) athletes AthleteClubEventsGamesMedals/Pos, RefMuriel Gunn Cornell Mitcham AC long jump 1926, 1930Dorothy Odam-Tyler Mitcham AC high jump1936, 1948, 1952, 1956 Bevis ReidMitcham ACshot put, discus 1948Brian HewsonMitcham AC 800m, 1500m1956—1960Anne SmithMitcham AC 800m 1964Andrea LynchMitcham AC 100m, relay1972, 1976, 1980Ros FewMitcham AC high jump 1972Judy VernonMitcham AC 100m hurdles, relay1972 Harry Aikines-Aryeetey Sutton & District AC relay2016 Imani-Lara Lansiquot Sutton & District AC relay 2020
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