The 1912 International Cross Country Championships was held in Edinburgh, Scotland, at the Saughton Public Park on 30 March 1912. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1]
| 1912 International Cross Country Championships | |
|---|---|
| Organisers | ICCU |
| Edition | 10th |
| Date | 30 March |
| Host city | Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland  |
| Venue | Saughton Public Park |
| Events | 1 |
| Distances | 10 mi (16.1 km) |
| Participation | 44 athletes from 5 nations |
Complete results,[2] medallists, [3] and the results of British athletes[4] were published.
Medallists edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | ||||||
| Men 10 mi (16.1 km) |
Jean Bouin France |
51:46 | William Scott England |
52:19 | Frederick Hibbins England |
52:34 |
| Team | ||||||
| Men | England |
41 | Scotland |
88 |  Ireland |
110 |
Individual Race Results edit
Men's (10 mi / 16.1 km) edit
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
Jean Bouin | France |
51:46 |
 |
William Scott | England |
52:19 |
 |
Frederick Hibbins | England |
52:34 |
| 4 | George Wallach | Scotland |
52:51 |
| 5 | Puck O'Neill | Ireland |
53:07 |
| 6 | Jacques Keyser | France |
53:12 |
| 7 | Ernest Glover | England |
53:14 |
| 8 | W.J. Tucker | England |
53:20 |
| 9 | James Murphy | Ireland |
53:26 |
| 10 | Fred Neaves | England |
53:32 |
| 11 | Christopher Vose | England |
53:45 |
| 12 | James Hughes | Ireland |
53:57 |
| 13 | J.D. Hughes | Scotland |
54:01 |
| 14 | G.R. Stephen | Scotland |
54:05 |
| 15 | Harry Hughes | Scotland |
54:10 |
| 16 | Edgar Davies |  Wales |
54:11 |
| 17 | Ernest Paul | Wales |
54:25 |
| 18 | Jack Miles | Wales |
54:26 |
| 19 | Charles Ruffell | England |
54:27 |
| 20 | Tom Jack | Scotland |
54:28 |
| 21 | Gaston Heuet | France |
54:34 |
| 22 | George MacKenzie | Scotland |
54:40 |
| 23 | H. Holbrook | England |
54:44 |
| 24 | Gustave Lauvaux | France |
54:49 |
| 25 | Alexander Loch | Scotland |
55:15 |
| 26 | J.J Mooney | Ireland |
55:30 |
| 27 | F. Guthrie | Ireland |
55:40 |
| 28 | Angus Kerr | Scotland |
55:43 |
| 29 | Jack Meyrick | Wales |
56:02 |
| 30 | Lucien Fremont | France |
56:10 |
| 31 | Jack J. Martin | Ireland |
56:18 |
| 32 | W. Taylor | Wales |
56:21 |
| 33 | Bob Kerr | Ireland |
56:40 |
| 34 | Will Herring | Wales |
56:45 |
| 35 | Sydney Greenway | England |
56:51 |
| 36 | P.J. Clarke | Ireland |
56:55 |
| 37 | Louis Pauteix | France |
56:56 |
| 39 | W. Millard | Wales |
57:35 |
| 40 | P.J. McGuinness | Ireland |
58:30 |
| 41 | Jean-Marie-Joseph Roche | France |
59:42 |
| — | Georges Dumonteuil | France |
DNF |
| — | Pierre Lalaimode | France |
DNF |
| — | Sam Watt | Scotland |
DNF |
| — | Sid Wilson | Wales |
DNF |
Team Results edit
Men's edit
| Rank | Country | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England |
William Scott Frederick Hibbins Ernest Glover W.J. Tucker Fred Neaves Christopher Vose |
41 |
| 2 | Scotland |
George Wallach J.D. Hughes G.R. Stephen Harry Hughes Tom Jack George MacKenzie |
88 |
| 3 | Ireland |
Puck O'Neill James Murphy James Hughes J.J Mooney F. Guthrie Jack J. Martin |
110 |
| 4 | France |
Jean Bouin Jacques Keyser Gaston Heuet Gustave Lauvaux Lucien Fremont Louis Pauteix |
119 |
| 5 | Wales |
Edgar Davies Ernest Paul Jack Miles Jack Meyrick W. Taylor Will Herring |
146 |
Participation edit
An unofficial count yields the participation of 44 athletes from 5 countries.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Athletics - The International Cross-Country Championship. - The International Cross-Country Championship was held on Saturday at Saughton, Edinburgh..., Glasgow Herald, 1 April 1912, p. 16, retrieved 26 September 2013
- ^
Magnusson, Tomas (24 March 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 16.1km CC Men - Edinburgh Saughton Public Park Date: Saturday, March 30, 1912, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 4 August 2007, retrieved 24 September 2013
{{citation}}: CS1 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