Cambridge & Coleridge Athletic Club
{{Short description|British athletics club}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox athletics club
| name = Cambridge & Coleridge Athletic Club
| image = 150px
| founded = 1961
| ground = Cambridge University Sports Ground
| location = Wilberforce Road, Cambridge CB3 0RS, England
| coordinates = {{coord|52|12|25|N|0|05|47|E|type:landmark_region:GB|display=inline,title}}
| website = {{url|https://cambridgeandcoleridge.org.uk/ |official website}}
}}
Cambridge & Coleridge Athletic Club (commonly referred to as C&C) is an athletic club based in Cambridge, England.{{cite web|title=Cambridge & Coleridge AC official website|url=http://cambridgeandcoleridge.org.uk/}} It competes in track and field athletics, road running and cross-country. On the track, C&C is part of the Southern Men's League, the Southern Women's League and the East Anglian League. On the roads, the participates in the Frostbite Friendly League and the Kevin Henry 5K League. C&C is also a member of the Essex cross-country League.
The club is based at the University of Cambridge's athletics track on Wilberforce Road.{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004941/19830731/479/0027 |title=Athletics |work=Sunday Express |date=31 July 1983 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=15 March 2025 }}
History
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The origins of the club came from two other clubs in Cambridge; the Cambridge City Athletic Club and the Coleridge Athletic Club. The two clubs merged in 1961 to form the club that exists today.{{cite web|url=https://cambridgeandcoleridge.org.uk/club/ |title=About us |website=Cambridge and Coleridge Athletic Club |access-date=15 March 2025 }}
The club were based at a University owned track on Milton Road,{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003740/19840625/001/0001 |title=£1m Track Plan for Athletes |work=Cambridge Daily News |date=25 June 1984 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=15 March 2025 }} which had been built in 1958 and was demolished in 1996.{{cite web|url=http://www.runtrackdir.com/details.asp?track=cambridge-m |title=CUAC Track, Milton Road |website=Run Track Dir |access-date=15 March 2025 }} The club then followed the Cambridge University AC to its new track on Wilberforce Road.
Notable athletes
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Category:Athletics clubs in England
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