1911 International Cross Country Championships

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1911 International Cross Country Championships
OrganisersICCU
Edition9th
Date25 March
Host cityCaerleon, Monmouthshire, Wales Wales
VenueCaerleon Racecourse
Events1
Distances10 mi (16.1 km)
Participation45 athletes from
5 nations

The 1911 International Cross Country Championships was held in Caerleon, Wales, at the Caerleon Racecourse on 25 March 1911. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1]

Complete results,[2] medallists,[3] and the results of British athletes[4] were published.

Medallists[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Men
10 mi (16.1 km) 		Jean Bouin
 France		 54:07.6
 England		 54:22 George Wallach
 Scotland		 54:44
Team
Men  England 32  Ireland 108  Scotland 121

Individual Race Results[]

Men's (10 mi / 16.1 km)[]

Rank Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Jean Bouin  France 54:07.6
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  England 54:22
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) George Wallach  Scotland 54:44
4 William Scott  England 55:01
5 Frederick Hibbins  England 55:26
6 Christopher Vose  England 55:36
7 Ernest Glover  England 55:44
8 Alfred Clemes  England 55:47
9  England 56:00
10  Ireland 56:07
11 Jacques Keyser  France 56:24
12 Samuel Raynes  England 56:26
13 John Daly[note 1]  Ireland 56:31
14 Sam Watt  Scotland 56:49
15 Sid Wilson  Wales 56:59
16 Paul Lizandier  France 57:17
17 P.J. Clarke  Ireland 57:18
18 Ernest Paul  Wales 57:21
19 P.J. McGuinness  Ireland 57:38
20 Will Herring  Wales 57:47
21 Albert Turner  England 57:50
22 Angus Kerr  Scotland 57:51
23 Frank Ryder  Ireland 57:53
24 Tom Johnston  Scotland 57:55
25 F.J. Isles  Wales 57:57
26 Jack Smith  Ireland 58:09
27 Alex Mann  Scotland 58:13
28 Louis Pauteix  France 58:22
29 Paul Kelly  Ireland 58:24
30 T. Elsmore  Wales 58:43
31 Alex McPhee  Scotland 59:06
32 F. Guthrie  Ireland 59:07
33 J.D. Hughes  Scotland 59:09
34 Jack Meyrick  Wales 59:11
35 James Duffy  Scotland 59:48
36 Llewellyn Lloyd  Wales 1:00:01
37 Gustave Lauvaux  France 1:00:14
38 Fernand Lamorille  France 1:01:43
39 Edgar Ballon  France 1:01:44
40 Jean Capelle  France 1:02:21
41 Lucien Fremont  France 1:02:21
— Edgar Stead  Wales DNF
— John Templeman  Scotland DNF
— Jack Miles  Wales DNF
— Jim Kerr  Ireland DNF

Team Results[]

Men's[]

Rank Country Team Points
1  England
William Scott
Frederick Hibbins
Christopher Vose
Ernest Glover
Alfred Clemes		 32
2  Ireland
John Daly
P.J. Clarke
P.J. McGuinness
Frank Ryder
Jack Smith		 108
3  Scotland George Wallach
Sam Watt
Angus Kerr
Tom Johnston
Alex Mann
Alex McPhee		 121
4  France Jean Bouin
Jacques Keyser
Paul Lizandier
Louis Pauteix
Gustave Lauvaux
Fernand Lamorille		 131
5  Wales Sid Wilson
Ernest Paul
Will Herring
F.J. Isles
T. Elsmore
Jack Meyrick		 142

Participation[]

An unofficial count yields the participation of 45 athletes from 5 countries.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Cross Country Championship - Fine Running by Frenchman. - The ninth cross-country international was run at Newport Racecourse on Saturday before a large number of spectators..., Glasgow Herald, 27 March 1911, p. 12, retrieved 26 September 2013
  2. ^ INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 16.1km CC Men - Newport Caerleon Racecourse Date: Saturday, March 25, 1911, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 5 August 2007, retrieved 26 September 2013
  3. ^ INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved 24 September 2013
  4. ^ 36th IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - EDINBURGH 2008 - FACTS & FIGURES - GREAT BRITAIN & NORTHERN IRELAND AT THE INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY & WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS (PDF), IAAF, p. 13ff, archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013, retrieved 24 September 2013
  1. ^ not to be confused with John Daly (1880-1969)
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