Victoria Park City Of Glasgow full name Victoria Park City Of Glasgow Athletics Club is a Scottish athletics club based in Glasgow, Scotland. The club is based primarily at the Scotstoun Stadium on Danes Drive.
History
The club was founded as the Victoria Park Amateur Athletic Club (VPAAC) on 4 April 1930 at the Unionist Rooms in Clydeview Place. The honorary president was James Crawford and the president was Peter Morrison.
Winter runs were held on Tuesdays and Thursdays and during the Summer training took place at Scotstoun Showground (the modern day site of the stadium) on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
The first significant athlete attached to the club was Sam Beattie who won the 1939 Scottish AAA National Championships.
During the 1950s the club was regarded as the leading club in Scotland.
The club's first Olympian was Alan Paterson in the high jump event at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.
In 2007, the VPAAC merged with City Of Glasgow Athletic Club to form the Victoria Park City Of Glasgow AC.
Notable athletes Olympians AthleteClubEventsGamesMedals/Ref Alex Breckenridge VPAAC marathon 1960Crawford Fairbrother VPAAC high jump 1960Willie Jack VPAAC100m, 4x100m 1952Alan Paterson VPAAC high jump1948, 1952 Scottish unless stated
Commonwealth Games AthleteClubEventsGamesMedals/RefAndrew Forbes VPAAC 1/3/6 miles 1950 Alan Paterson VPAAC High jump 1950 Ian Binnie VPAAC 3/6 miles 1954, 1958 Jim Hamilton VPAAC 880y 1954 Allan Dunbar VPAAC 100y 1958 Crawford Fairbrother VPAAC high jump 1958, 1962 John MacIsaac VPAAC 440y, 4x400 1958 Michael Hildrey VPAAC 100y, 220y 1962 Susan Scott City of Glasgow AC 800m 2002, 2006
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