Pitreavie Amateur Athletic Club, based in

Dunfermline Dunfermline (; sco, Dunfaurlin, gd, Dùn Phàrlain) is a city, parish and former Royal Burgh, in Fife, Scotland, on high ground from the northern shore of the Firth of Forth. The city currently has an estimated population of 58,508. Accord ...

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, Scotland, was formed in 1956. The club makes use of modern and expansive facilities including its own clubhouse and gym as well as access to an outdoor running track and complete indoor facilities at the Pitreavie Indoor Centre run by Fife Sports and Leisure Trust. Since 1978 the club has had at least one representative at the

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. Possibly the most famous was

Linsey MacDonald Linsey Macdonald (born 14 February 1964) is a former Scottish sprinter from Dunfermline, Fife, who specialised in the 400 metres. She was nicknamed "The Fife Flyer" during her career. Inspired by competitors like Mary Peters she started in at ...

who competed for Scotland in 1982 and 1986. At Pitreavie men and women of all ages and abilities compete in a wide range of events, from

sprinting Sprinting is running over a short distance at the top-most speed of the body in a limited period of time. It is used in many sports that incorporate running, typically as a way of quickly reaching a target or goal, or avoiding or catching an op ...

to ultra-distance running. The club has teams for all disciplines, as well as highly qualified coaches and excellent facilities. Pitreavie's athletes have competed at all levels, including athletes who have won medals at the

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Famous athletes

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and

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relay medalist) *

Ian Mackie Ian Mackie (born 27 February 1975 in Dunfermline) is a former British sprinter who competed in the men's 100m competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics. He was 100/200 inter counties champion. He won 5 Scottish 100 metre titles, and the 200m titl ...

- (double. Olympian) *

Trudi Thomson Trudi Thomson (née Green; born 18 January 1959) is a British former Long-distance running, distance runner and ultramarathon runner who competed for Great Britain at the IAU 100 km World Championships in 1993 and 1994, the IAAF 1995 World Cup M ...

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medalist in

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) *

Eilidh Doyle Eilidh Doyle (pronounced AY-lee ; née Child; born 20 February 1987) is a retired British track and field athlete who specialised in the 400 metres hurdles and the 4 x 400 metres relay. She represented Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics, ...

- (3x European champion and 17-time major medalist) *

Nicole Yeargin Nicole Yeargin (born 11 August 1997) is a Scottish-American athlete representing Great Britain who specialises in the 400 metres. She won three major medals as part of British women's 4 x 400 m relays, including bronze at the 2022 World At ...

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relay medalist)

References

External links

Pitreavie AAC website
Sport in Dunfermline 1956 establishments in Scotland {{Scotland-org-stub