1937 International Cross Country Championships
1937 International Cross Country Championships | |
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Organisers | ICCU |
Edition | 30th |
Date | March 20 |
Host city | Brussels, Belgium |
Venue | |
Events | 1 |
Distances | 9 mi (14.5 km) |
Participation | 54 athletes from 6 nations |
The 1937 International Cross Country Championships was held in Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, Brussels, Belgium, at the on March 20, 1937. 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) |
Scotland |
49:50 | André Sicard France |
50:03 | James Ginty England |
50:13 |
Team | ||||||
Men | England | 55 | France | 70 | Belgium | 98 |
Individual Race Results[]
Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km)[]
Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
---|---|---|---|
Scotland | 49:50 | ||
André Sicard | France | 50:03 | |
James Ginty | England | 50:13 | |
4 | Jack Potts | England | 50:26 |
5 | England | 50:27 | |
6 | Edouard Schroeven | Belgium | 50:38 |
7 | Oscar van Rumst | Belgium | 50:54 |
8 | Roger Rérolle | France | 50:56 |
9 | André Lonlas | France | 51:05 |
10 | Bill Matthews | Wales | 51:10 |
11 | Belgium | 51:10 | |
12 | Harold Clark | England | 51:13 |
13 | Arthur Bourton | England | 51:14 |
14 | René Lécuron | France | 51:24 |
15 | Joseph Guiomar | France | 51:25 |
16 | Harry Gallivan | Wales | 51:33 |
17 | Scotland | 51:40 | |
18 | Tommy Lee | England | 51:50 |
19 | Vic Draper | England | 51:55 |
20 | Scotland | 52:00 | |
21 | Pierre Bajart | Belgium | 52:13 |
22 | Roger Lachaud | France | 52:18 |
23 | Emmet Farrell | Scotland | 52:19 |
24 | Ivor Brown | Wales | 52:25 |
25 | Bert Hermans | Belgium | 52:28 |
26 | George Bailey | England | 52:42 |
27 | Davy Cannavan | Northern Ireland | 52:47 |
28 | Albert van Meenen | Belgium | 52:53 |
29 | W.A. McCune | Northern Ireland | 52:55 |
30 | Scotland | 53:04 | |
31 | Charles Smith | Scotland | 53:04 |
32 | Walter Hinde | Scotland | 53:09 |
33 | James Andrews | Northern Ireland | 53:12 |
34 | René Lebon | France | 53:18 |
35 | Arthur Williams | Wales | 53:23 |
36 | M. Gorman | Northern Ireland | 53:29 |
37 | Jean Coisne | Belgium | 53:33 |
38 | Danny Phillips | Wales | 53:35 |
39 | Eddie Cooper | Wales | 54:03 |
40 | Emile Verschaetse | Belgium | 54:39 |
41 | Allan Whitecross | Scotland | 54:41 |
42 | Léopold Monceyron | France | 55:10 |
43 | Tom Richards | Wales | 55:42 |
44 | Bob Patterson | Northern Ireland | 56:09 |
45 | Alex Workman | Northern Ireland | 56:11 |
46 | Dan Gillespie | Northern Ireland | 56:12 |
47 | Elwood Jones | Wales | 56:28 |
48 | Godfrey Clarke | Wales | 56:40 |
49 | Harry McFall | Northern Ireland | 56:47 |
— | Jack Holden | England | DNF |
— | Mohamed Ben Larbi | France | DNF |
— | Jack Parker | Northern Ireland | DNF |
— | Victor Honorez | Belgium | DNF |
— | William Kennedy | Scotland | DNF |
Team Results[]
Men's[]
Rank | Country | Team | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | England | James Ginty Jack Potts Harold Clark Arthur Bourton Tommy Lee |
55 |
2 | France | André Sicard Roger Rérolle André Lonlas René Lécuron Joseph Guiomar Roger Lachaud |
70 |
3 | Belgium | Edouard Schroeven Oscar van Rumst Pierre Bajart Bert Hermans Albert van Meenen |
98 |
4 | Scotland | Emmet Farrell Charles Smith |
122 |
5 | Wales | Bill Matthews Harry Gallivan Ivor Brown Arthur Williams Danny Phillips Eddie Cooper |
162 |
6 | Northern Ireland | Davy Cannavan W.A. McCune James Andrews M. Gorman Bob Patterson Alex Workman |
214 |
Participation[]
An unofficial count yields the participation of 54 athletes from 6 countries.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Flockhart's bid for Scotland - Individual triumph at Brussels - Cross-country race won by England - Once again England demonstrated their superior team spirit when they won the six nations' cross-country race at the Stockel Racecourse near here yesterday with 55 points..., Glasgow Herald, March 22, 1937, p. 7, retrieved September 30, 2013
- ^ Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 14.5km CC Men - Bruxelles Hippodrome de Stockel Date: Saturday, March 20, 1937, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on August 7, 2007, retrieved September 30, 2013CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
- ^ INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved September 24, 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 September 27, 2013, retrieved September 24, 2013
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