Draft:Leevale Athletic Club
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- Comment: I am afraid this suffers from the same issue as before - most of your sources talk about athletes, but not the club itself. Qcne (talk) 17:57, 3 May 2024 (UTC)
Abbreviation | HPC |
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Formation | 1967 | as “Leevale Athletic Club"
Location | |
Coordinates | 51.892024, -8.515263 |
Region served | Cork |
Membership | Annual Membership |
Affiliations | Athletics Ireland |
Website | www |
Leevale Athletic Club
[edit]History
[edit]Leevale was founded in 1967, as a result of the amalgamation of the Hilltown and Fr. Matthews athletic clubs.
The founding members of the club are Donie Walsh and Tony Shine.
Up until 2024 Leevale had the largest membership (Approx. 400 members) of an Athletic club in Cork, recently overtaken by Bandon Athletic Club.
Leevale currently runs athletic coaching groups from under 9's through to Masters athletes, competing throughout indoor and outdoor season alongside the cross country season.
Leevale Built their High Performance Center (HPC[1]) in 2017 and remains their focal point for training.
Address
[edit]Leevale High-Performance Centre, Farranlea Rd, Cork, Rep. of Ireland T12 HW86
Club Honours and Awards
[edit]- Athletics Ireland - Performance Club of the year 2022
- National Athletics Awards - Performance Club of the Year 2023[2]
- Athletics Ireland - Premier Mens Team Champions 2023
- Athletics Ireland - Premier Women Team Runners Up 2023
Club Colours
[edit]Yellow & Black.
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Club Singlet
Leevale Athletes of Note & Olympians
[edit]Social Media & Affiliation Links
[edit]Instagram https://www.instagram.com/leevale_ac
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/leevale.org
Cork Athletics[7]
Athletics Ireland[8]
Charity Work / In the Community
[edit]John Calnan Receives Community Spirit Award
Category:Athletes Category:Athletics in Ireland [[:Category: Ireland] Category: Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics Category: Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics Category: Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics Category: Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics Category: Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics Category: Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics Category: Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics Category: Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics Category: Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics Category: Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics Category: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics Category: Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics Category: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics Category: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics
References
[edit]- ^ Moynihan, Michael (6 May 2017). "Irish Examiner". Irish Times Group. Irish Times Group. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
- ^ Cork, Athletics. "National Performance Club of the year". Cork Athletics. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ World, Athletics. "World Athletics". World Athletics. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ European, Athletics. "European Athletics". European Athletics. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ Cork, Athletics. "Donie Profile". Cork Athletics. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ Cork, Athletics. "Athlete Profile". Cork Athletics. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ Cork, Athletics. "Cork Athletics Member". Cork Athletics. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ Athletics, Ireland. "Athletics Ireland". Athletics Ireland. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
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