1926 International Cross Country Championships

The 1926 International Cross Country Championships was held in Bruxelles, Belgium, at the Hippodrome de Stockel on March 28, 1926. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1]

1926 International Cross Country Championships
OrganisersICCU
Edition19th
DateMarch 28
Host cityBruxelles, Belgium
VenueHippodrome de Stockel
Events1
Distances9 mi (14.5 km)
Participation53 athletes from
6 nations

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)		 Ernie Harper
 England		44:17.4 Joseph Guillemot
 France		44:59 Robert Marchal
 France		45:04
Team
Men  France32  England62  Scotland101

Individual Race Results

Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km)
RankAthleteNationalityTime
Ernie Harper England44:17.4
Joseph Guillemot France44:59
Robert Marchal France45:04
4Lucien Dolquès France45:06
5James Mitchell Scotland45:10
6Emile Chapuis France
7Albert Rodway England45:12
8Maurice Norland France
9Léon Thierré France
10Arthur Muggridge England45:32
11Ernest Bedel France
12Bill Cotterell England
13Dunky Wright Scotland45:48
14Austin Price England
15Paul Bontemps France
16Frank Stevenson Scotland45:58
17Leon Degrande Belgium46:00
18Tommy Metcalf England
19John Ryan Ireland46:15
20B.D. Hammond Wales46:17
21Dan Quinn Scotland
22Robert Miller Scotland
23George Perry England
24Charles Freshwater Scotland
25Sam Ferris Ireland
26Joseph Marien Belgium
27Tom Whitton Scotland
28E.R. Leyshon Wales
29Ernie Thomas Wales
30Alick Pirie Scotland
31R. Moore Ireland
32Jozef Langenus Belgium
33Pierre Verbiest Belgium
34Tommy Keating Ireland
35Sammy Allnutt England
36Jimmy Guy Wales
37Ted Hopkins Wales
38Ivor Thomas Wales
39Georges Leclerc France
40Patrick Groarke Ireland
41Pierre Debraye Belgium
42W. Atherton England
43Kenneth Coard Ireland
44George Walker Ireland
45Danny Phillips Wales
46Gwyn Morgan Wales
47Jean Godefroid Belgium
—Walter Calderwood ScotlandDNF
—Alex Gilmore IrelandDNF
—Jack Prosser WalesDNF
—Emile Goetleven BelgiumDNF
—Jean Corbloem BelgiumDNF
—Alfred Defleurquin BelgiumDNF

Team Results

Men's
RankCountryTeamPoints
1 FranceJoseph Guillemot
Robert Marchal
Lucien Dolquès
Emile Chapuis
Maurice Norland
Léon Thierré		32
2 EnglandErnie Harper
Albert Rodway
Arthur Muggridge
Bill Cotterell
Austin Price
Tommy Metcalf		62
3 ScotlandJames Mitchell
Dunky Wright
Frank Stevenson
Dan Quinn
Robert Miller
Charles Freshwater		101
4 WalesB.D. Hammond
E.R. Leyshon
Ernie Thomas
Jimmy Guy
Ted Hopkins
Ivor Thomas		188
5 IrelandJohn Ryan
Sam Ferris
R. Moore
Tommy Keating
Patrick Groarke
Kenneth Coard		192
6 BelgiumLeon Degrande
Joseph Marien
Jozef Langenus
Pierre Verbiest
Pierre Debraye
Jean Godefroid		196

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 53 athletes from 6 countries.

See also
  • 1926 in athletics (track and field)

References
  1. International Cross-Country Championship. - Brussels, Sunday - In the International Cross-Country Championship held here today, in which six nations took part, France was the winner..., Glasgow Herald, March 29, 1926, p. 6, retrieved September 28, 2013
  2. Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 14.km CC Men - Bruxelles Hippodrome de Stockel Date: Sunday, March 28, 1926, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on December 5, 2005, retrieved September 28, 2013CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved September 24, 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 September 27, 2013, retrieved September 24, 2013
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