1936 International Cross Country Championships

1936 International Cross Country Championships
Organisers	ICCU
Edition	29th
Date	28 March
Host city	Blackpool, Lancashire, England
Venue	The Stadium, Squires Gate
Events	1
Distances	9 mi (14.5 km)
Participation	54 athletes from ; 6 nations
	← 1935 Auteuil 1937 Bruxelles → ;

The 1936 International Cross Country Championships was held in Blackpool, England, at The Stadium, Squires Gate on 28 March 1936. 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)	William Eaton England	47:38	Jack Holden England	48:08	Alex Dow Scotland	48:14
Team
Men	England	41	France	66	Scotland	112

Individual Race Results

Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km)

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	William Eaton	England	47:38
	Jack Holden	England	48:08
	Alex Dow	Scotland	48:14
4	André Lonlas	France	48:17
5	Alex Burns	England	48:35
6	Roger Rérolle	France	48:42
7	Oscar van Rumst	Belgium	48:45
8	Salem Amrouche	France	48:52
9	Maurice Baudouin	France	48:58
10	Jack Potts	England	49:10
11	Sam Dodd	England	49:13
12	Laurie Weatherill	England	49:15
13	Robbie Sutherland	Scotland	49:21
14	Fernand Le Heurteur	France	49:22
15	Bill Matthews	Wales	49:22
16	Alex Workman	Northern Ireland	49:31
17	Arthur Williams	Wales	49:34
18	Harry Gallivan	Wales	49:34
19	M. Gorman	Northern Ireland	49:36
20	Jim Flockhart	Scotland	49:39
21	Tom Evenson	England	49:44
22	Bill Wylie	Scotland	49:51
23	Harold Clark	England	49:56
24	John Suttie Smith	Scotland	50:02
25	Mohamed Bouali	France	50:05
26	Edouard Schroeven	Belgium	50:12
27	René Vincent	Belgium	50:20
28	Brahim Ben Mohamed	France	50:24
29	Joseph Guiomar	France	50:27
30	Jackie Campbell	Scotland	50:28
31	Johnny Glenholmes	Northern Ireland	50:33
32	Pierre Parent	Belgium	50:40
33	George Fox	Wales	50:41
34	Danny Phillips	Wales	50:51
35	Maurice van den Berghe	Belgium	51:02
36	Pierre Bajart	Belgium	51:03
37	Tom Carter	England	51:04
38	Charles Smith	Scotland	51:11
39	René van Broeck	Belgium	51:15
40	Bob Patterson	Northern Ireland	51:17
41	Tom Richards	Wales	51:18
42	Jimmy Nelson	Northern Ireland	51:23
43	Peter Plais	Northern Ireland	51:36
44	Louis Willemyns	Belgium	51:46
45	W.L. Raddon	Wales	51:55
46	Cliff Evans	Wales	52:10
47	Ken Harris	Wales	52:36
48	Walter Gunn	Scotland	52:53
49	John Henning	Northern Ireland	52:56
50	Harry McFall	Northern Ireland	53:06
51	Bert Hermans	Belgium	53:17
52	Willie Sutherland	Scotland	53:42
—	Bareck Ben Daou	France	DNF
—	W.A. McCune	Northern Ireland	DNF

Team Results

Men's

Rank	Country	Team	Points
1	England	William Eaton Jack Holden Alex Burns Jack Potts Sam Dodd Laurie Weatherill	41
2	France	André Lonlas Roger Rérolle Salem Amrouche Maurice Baudouin Fernand Le Heurteur Mohamed Bouali	66
3	Scotland	Alex Dow Robbie Sutherland Jim Flockhart Bill Wylie John Suttie Smith Jackie Campbell	112
4	Wales	Bill Matthews Arthur Williams Harry Gallivan George Fox Danny Phillips Tom Richards	158
5	Belgium	Oscar van Rumst Edouard Schroeven René Vincent Pierre Parent Maurice van den Berghe Pierre Bajart	163
6	Northern Ireland	Alex Workman M. Gorman Johnny Glenholmes Bob Patterson Jimmy Nelson Peter Plais	191

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 54 athletes from 6 countries.

Belgium (9)
England (9)

France (9)
Northern Ireland (9)

Scotland (9)
Wales (9)

References

Cross-Country - Scotland third team at Blackpool - Behind England and France - Warm weather conditions affected the Scottish cross-country team at the nine mile International held at Blackpool on Saturday..., Glasgow Herald, 30 March 1936, p. 6, retrieved 30 September 2013
Magnusson, Tomas (4 July 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 14.5km CC Men - Blackpool The Stadium, Squires Gate Date: Saturday, March 28, 1936, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 7 August 2007, retrieved 30 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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[herald_01-1] Cross-Country - Scotland third team at Blackpool - Behind England and France - Warm weather conditions affected the Scottish cross-country team at the nine mile International held at Blackpool on Saturday..., Glasgow Herald, 30 March 1936, p. 6, retrieved 30 September 2013

[archive_01-2] Magnusson, Tomas (4 July 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 14.5km CC Men - Blackpool The Stadium, Squires Gate Date: Saturday, March 28, 1936, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 7 August 2007, retrieved 30 September 2013CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[gbr_01-3] INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved 24 September 2013

[iaaf_01-4] 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