Leicester Coritanian Athletics Club is an athletics club based in Leicester, England. It is based at the Saffron Lane sports centre. 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 tribe the Corieltauvi 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 Diana Elliott-Davies (1984, 1988) Maxine Newman (1992) Lisa York (1992)
Commonwealth Games Shirley Clelland (1970) Chris Monk (1974) Laura Samuel (2014)
National senior champions Brenda Gibbs-Flowers (1977) Eden Francis (7 times)
References
External links Power of 10 link