1934 International Cross Country Championships
1934 International Cross Country Championships | |
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Organisers | ICCU |
Edition | 27th |
Date | 24 March |
Host city | Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland |
Venue | Ayr Racecourse |
Events | 1 |
Distances | 9 mi (14.5 km) |
Participation | 54 athletes from 6 nations |
The 1934 International Cross Country Championships was held in Ayr, Scotland, at the Ayr Racecourse on 24 March 1934. 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 9 mi (14.5 km) |
Jack Holden England |
50:28 | England |
51:24 | Arthur Penny England |
51:26 |
Team | ||||||
Men | England | 34 | France | 102 | Scotland | 105 |
Individual Race Results[]
Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km)[]
Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
---|---|---|---|
Jack Holden | England | 50:28 | |
England | 51:24 | ||
Arthur Penny | England | 51:26 | |
4 | Bert Footer | England | 51:35 |
5 | Fernand Le Heurteur | France | 51:37 |
6 | Scotland | 51:44 | |
7 | Mohamed Bou Maiza | France | 51:47 |
8 | Roger Rérolle | France | 52:08 |
9 | Victor Honorez | Belgium | 52:12 |
10 | Tom Evenson | England | 52:14 |
11 | Scotland | 52:16 | |
12 | Scotland | 52:17 | |
13 | Harry Gallivan | Wales | 52:20 |
14 | Laurie Weatherill | England | 52:25 |
15 | Norman Jones | England | 52:30 |
16 | Pierre Bajart | Belgium | 52:34 |
17 | Georges Depotter | Belgium | 52:40 |
18 | Louis Willemyns | Belgium | 52:51 |
19 | Alex Workman | Northern Ireland | 52:55 |
20 | Ivor Brown | Wales | 52:57 |
21 | Frans Vandersteen | Belgium | 53:07 |
22 | Paul Lallement | France | 53:10 |
23 | John Suttie Smith | Scotland | 53:12 |
24 | D.F. Jones | Wales | 53:16 |
25 | Danny Phillips | Wales | 53:20 |
26 | Walter Hinde | Scotland | 53:22 |
27 | Jackie Laidlaw | Scotland | 53:24 |
28 | Robert Arnold | France | 53:39 |
29 | Gustaaf Maes | Belgium | 53:41 |
30 | Sammy Tombe | Scotland | 53:48 |
31 | Oscar van Rumst | Belgium | 53:52 |
32 | Roger Vigneron | France | 53:54 |
33 | W.A. McCune | Northern Ireland | 54:00 |
34 | Roger Rochard | France | 54:05 |
35 | William Eaton | England | 54:10 |
36 | René van Broeck | Belgium | 54:12 |
37 | René Vincent | Belgium | 54:24 |
38 | Sam Dodd | England | 54:26 |
39 | René Lécuron | France | 54:29 |
40 | Jimmy Nelson | Northern Ireland | 54:30 |
41 | Len Tongue | Wales | 54:48 |
42 | Bill Matthews | Wales | 54:56 |
43 | M. Gorman | Northern Ireland | 55:05 |
44 | Pat Blair | Northern Ireland | 55:12 |
45 | James Wilson | Scotland | 55:36 |
46 | Ernie Thomas | Wales | 55:57 |
47 | Tom Richards | Wales | 55:58 |
48 | Tom Todd | Scotland | 56:19 |
49 | Bob Patterson | Northern Ireland | 56:53 |
50 | Johnny Glenholmes | Northern Ireland | 57:18 |
51 | Victor Hamilton | Northern Ireland | 57:53 |
52 | Louis Leroy | France | 58:45 |
53 | E.L. Adams | Wales | 58:59 |
54 | Clarence Cheyney | Northern Ireland | 59:25 |
Team Results[]
Men's[]
Rank | Country | Team | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | England | Jack Holden Arthur Penny Bert Footer Tom Evenson Laurie Weatherill |
34 |
2 | France | Fernand Le Heurteur Mohamed Bou Maiza Roger Rérolle Paul Lallement Robert Arnold Roger Vigneron |
102 |
3 | Scotland | John Suttie Smith Walter Hinde Jackie Laidlaw |
105 |
4 | Belgium | Victor Honorez Pierre Bajart Georges Depotter Louis Willemyns Frans Vandersteen Gustaaf Maes |
110 |
5 | Wales | Harry Gallivan Ivor Brown D.F. Jones Danny Phillips Len Tongue Bill Matthews |
165 |
6 | Northern Ireland | Alex Workman W.A. McCune Jimmy Nelson M. Gorman Pat Blair Bob Patterson |
228 |
Participation[]
An unofficial count yields the participation of 54 athletes from 6 countries.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Cross-Country - England's Victory in International - J.T. Holden wins individual honour - The twenty-seventh cross-country international decided at Ayr Racecourse on Saturday afternoon under excellent ground and weather conditions resulted in a sweeping victory for the English team, France being second, and Scotland third..., Glasgow Herald, 26 March 1934, p. 7, retrieved 29 September 2013
- ^ Magnusson, Tomas (24 March 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 14.5km CC Men - Ayr Date: Saturday, March 24, 1934, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 7 August 2007, retrieved 29 September 2013CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
- ^ INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved 24 September 2013
- ^ 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
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