Oxford City Athletic Club
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The Oxford City Athletic Club is an athletics club in Oxford
, England
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The club is located at the Horspath Sports Ground by the BMW
MINI
factory.
It is affiliated with the Oxfordshire Athletics Association, the South of England Athletic Association (SEAA), and UK Athletics
.
The club is accredited by England Athletics.
Oxford
The city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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The club is located at the Horspath Sports Ground by the BMW
BMW
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG is a German automobile, motorcycle and engine manufacturing company founded in 1916. It also owns and produces the Mini marque, and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. BMW produces motorcycles under BMW Motorrad and Husqvarna brands...
MINI
Mini
The Mini is a small car that was made by the British Motor Corporation and its successors from 1959 until 2000. The original is considered a British icon of the 1960s, and its space-saving front-wheel-drive layout influenced a generation of car-makers...
factory.
It is affiliated with the Oxfordshire Athletics Association, the South of England Athletic Association (SEAA), and UK Athletics
UK Athletics
UK Athletics is the governing body for the sport of athletics in the United Kingdom. It is responsible for overseeing the governance of athletics events in the UK as well as athletes, their development, and athletics officials....
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The club is accredited by England Athletics.
Members
The following are or have been members of the club:- Nathan DouglasNathan DouglasNathan James Douglas is an English athlete who specialises in the triple jump. He won the silver medal at the 2006 European Championships in Athletics in Gothenburg with a jump of 17.21 metres...
, triple jumper - Hannah EnglandHannah EnglandHannah England is a British middle-distance athlete who specialises in the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run.Born in Oxford, England, she attended the Cherwell School in Summertown, North Oxford. England joined Oxford City Athletic Club as an under 13, her first major success coming in the UK...
, middle distance runner - Kirsty Warland, hurdler