Quick (sportswear)
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Quick is a Dutch manufacturer of sportswear. In 1905, Quick was founded in Hengelo, Gelderland, and started the production of athletic shoes for many sports. Quick provided the official running shoe for the Olympic Games of 1928 in Amsterdam. Although tennis, hockey, cycling, and indoor sports were very important, the brand became most famous for its soccer shoes. Quick expanded in the fifties, sixties and seventies, but declined in the eighties and stopped production in 1992.
[edit] New start
After 10 years of absence, Quick was relaunched in 2001. Whereas the brand formerly produced functional sportswear, the emphasis now lies on sneakers and apparel that are worn as retro-fashion. Many of the old models from before 1992 have once again been taken into production.
In 2002, Quick restarted the production of functional soccer shoes. In 2005, Quick celebrated its 100-year anniversary. The brand is a sponsor of the Dutch soccer club AZ Alkmaar and the Dutch Formula One team Spyker F1.
