1938 International Cross Country Championships

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1938 International Cross Country Championships
OrganisersICCU
Edition31st
Date2 April (men)
12 March (women)
Host cityBelfast, Ulster, Northern Ireland Northern Ireland} (men)
Lille, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France France (women)
VenueRoyal Ulster Showground (men)
Events1 / 1
Distances9 mi (14.5 km) men / 1.9 mi (3.0 km) women
Participation63 (men) / 18 (women) athletes from
7 (men) / 3 (women) nations

The 1938 International Cross Country Championships was held in Belfast, Northern Ireland, at the Royal Ulster Showground on 2 April 1938. In addition, an unofficial women's championship was held three weeks earlier in Lille, France, on 12 March 1938. A report on the men's event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1]

Complete results for men,[2] and for women (unofficial),[3] medallists,[4] and the results of British athletes[5] were published.

Medallists[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Men
9 mi (14.5 km)
 England		 49:57
 Belgium		 50:16
 Wales		 50:36
Women
1.9 mi (3.0 km)
 England		 12:40
 England		 12:48
 Belgium		 12:51
Team
Men  England 43  France 96  Belgium 117
Women  England 12  France 30  Belgium 36

Individual Race Results[]

Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km)[]

Rank Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s)  England 49:57
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Belgium 50:16
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Wales 50:36
4 Jack Potts  England 50:48
5 Jean Wattiau  France 50:49
6 Jack Holden  England 50:54
7 Ivor Brown  Wales 50:56
8 Emmet Farrell  Scotland 50:59
9 Bertie Robertson  England 51:00
10 Frank Cummins  Ireland 51:03
11 Vic Draper  England 51:09
12  England 51:14
13  France 51:20
14 Jean Lalanne  France 51:24
15 Albert van Meenen  Belgium 51:30
16 Oscar van Rumst  Belgium 51:31
17 Maurice Baudouin  France 51:34
18 Pierre Bajart  Belgium 51:36
19 Davy Cannavan  Northern Ireland 51:41
20 W.A. McCune  Northern Ireland 51:46
21 Joseph Guiomar  France 51:47
22 Bill Matthews  Wales 51:48
23 Harry Gallivan  Wales 51:51
24 Archie Craig Jr.  Scotland 52:00
25 Norman Jones  England 52:02
26 Roger Rérolle  France 52:07
27  Scotland 52:08
28 James O'Connor  Ireland 52:12
29 Frank Reeve  England 52:14
30 André-Louis Laforge  France 52:16
31 Frans Vandersteen  Belgium 52:21
32 Tom Lamb  Scotland 52:22
33 André Sicard  France 52:23
34 Johnny Glenholmes  Northern Ireland 52:32
35 René van Broeck  Belgium 52:35
36 Peter Allwell  Scotland 52:38
37  Scotland 52:40
38 Dennis Morgan  Wales 52:44
39 M. Gorman  Northern Ireland 52:45
40 Elwood Jones  Wales 52:46
41 Frank Marsland  England 52:46
42 James Andrews  Northern Ireland 52:47
43 George Fox  Wales 52:51
44 James Freeland  Scotland 52:57
45 Tom Gibson  Scotland 53:02
46 Alex Workman  Northern Ireland 53:03
47 Alex Donnett  Scotland 53:05
48 Mike Finglass  Ireland 53:19
49  Ireland 53:23
50 Dan Gillespie  Northern Ireland 53:29
51 Jack Parker  Northern Ireland 53:29
52 Eammon Jones  Ireland 53:43
53 Bert Hermans  Belgium 53:44
54 J. McCormick  Northern Ireland 53:47
55 Pierre Willems  Belgium 53:48
56 Dougie Coard  Ireland 54:05
57 Albert Donfut  Belgium 54:06
58 Tom Winslade  Wales 54:17
59 Tom Hopkins  Ireland 54:21
60 Gordon Edgar  Ireland 54:24
61 Roger Lachaud  France 54:28
62 Sam Grey  Ireland 54:59
— J. Pearce  Wales DNF

Women's (1.9 mi / 3.0 km)[]

Rank Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s)  England 12:40
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  England 12:48
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Belgium 12:51
4 Mary Clarke  England 12:54
5  England 12:58
6 Dorothy Franklin  England 13:04
7 Elisabeth Lemonnier  France 13:05
8 Lily Lotte  France 13:15
9 Renée Trente-Ganault  France 13:22
10 Lucienne Tostain-Bouin  France 13:24
11 H. van Mol  Belgium 13:35
12 Jacqueline Gruner  France 13:52
13 Germaine Vincent  France 13:58
14 Y. de Linge  Belgium 13:59
15 M. Simon  Belgium 14:07
16 G. Lormiez  Belgium 14:20
17 Margaret Armstrong  England 14:32
18 G. Groux  Belgium

Team Results[]

Men's[]

Rank Country Team Points
1  England
Jack Potts
Jack Holden
Bertie Robertson
Vic Draper
 43
2  France Jean Wattiau

Jean Lalanne
Maurice Baudouin
Joseph Guiomar
Roger Rérolle		 96
3  Belgium
Albert van Meenen
Oscar van Rumst
Pierre Bajart
Frans Vandersteen
René van Broeck		 117
4  Wales
Ivor Brown
Bill Matthews
Harry Gallivan
Dennis Morgan
Elwood Jones		 133
5  Scotland Emmet Farrell
Archie Craig Jr.

Tom Lamb
Peter Allwell
 164
6  Northern Ireland Davy Cannavan
W.A. McCune
Johnny Glenholmes
M. Gorman
James Andrews
Alex Workman		 200
7  Ireland Frank Cummins
James O'Connor
Mike Finglass

Eammon Jones
Dougie Coard		 243

Women's[]

Rank Country Team Points
1  England

Mary Clarke
 12
2  France Elisabeth Lemonnier
Lily Lotte
Renée Trente-Ganault
Lucienne Tostain-Bouin		 30
3  Belgium
H. van Mol
Y. de Linge
M. Simon		 36

Participation[]

Men's[]

An unofficial count yields the participation of 63 male athletes from 7 countries.

Women's[]

An unofficial count yields the participation of 18 female athletes from 3 countries.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Scottish team's poor showing - Flockhart loses his title - Seven nations' race at Belfast - There was an attitude of hopefulness, tinged with anxiety, among the officials and supporters of the Scottish team prior to the start of the seven nations cross-country international, held over a course of nine miles at Balmoral Showgrounds, Belfast, on Saturday, and when the race was over hopes were blighted and fears justified, for the Scottish team's showing was the poorest in the entire series, and J.C. Flockhart, Shettleston Harriers, had to relinquish the individual championship..., Glasgow Herald, 4 April 1938, p. 18, retrieved September 30, 2013
  2. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 14.5km CC Men - Belfast Royal Ulster Showground Date: Saturday, April 2, 1938, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on August 7, 2007, retrieved September 30, 2013CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (January 20, 2006), Various Cross Country Events - 3.0km CC Women - Lille Date: Saturday, March 12, 1938, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on May 17, 2006, retrieved September 30, 2013CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved September 24, 2013
  5. ^ 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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