Leicester Coritanian Athletics Club is an athletics club based in
Leicester
Leicester ( ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city, Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area, and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest city in the East Midlands with a popula ...
,
England
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. It is based at the
Saffron Lane sports centre
Saffron Lane sports centre is a large 8 lane (9 lane straight) 400 metre synthetic floodlight lit running track which includes a Steeplechase (athletics), steeplechase water jump, in Leicester, England. It is home to the city's top two athletics ...
. The club competes at all levels in senior and junior road racing, cross country, and track and field.
The name is derived from the
Celtic
Celtic, Celtics or Keltic may refer to:
Language and ethnicity
*pertaining to Celts, a collection of Indo-European peoples in Europe and Anatolia
**Celts (modern)
*Celtic languages
**Proto-Celtic language
*Celtic music
*Celtic nations
Sports Foot ...
tribe the
Corieltauvi
The Corieltauvi (also the Coritani, and the Corieltavi) were a Celtic tribe living in British Iron Age, Britain prior to the Roman conquest of Britain, Roman conquest, and thereafter a ''civitas'' of Roman Britain. Their territory was in what is ...
who inhabited Leicester and the surrounding area in the Iron Age.
History
The club was founded in 1969 at the same time that the Saffron Lane sports centre opened.
Notable athletes
Olympians
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Diana Elliott-Davies (1984, 1988)
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Maxine Newman (1992)
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Lisa York (1992)
Commonwealth Games
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Shirley Clelland (1970)
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Chris Monk (1974)
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Laura Samuel (2014)
National senior champions
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Brenda Gibbs-Flowers (1977)
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Eden Francis
Eden Cherrelle Francis (born 19 October 1988 in Leicester) is an English female athlete who competes in the shot put and discus. She has personal best distances of 17.24 metres and 59.78 metres respectively in these events.
Athletics career
Fra ...
(7 times)
References
External links
Power of 10 link
Sport in Leicester
Athletics clubs in England
Sports clubs and teams established in 1969
Athletics in Leicestershire
1969 establishments in England
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