1909 International Cross Country Championships

The 1909 International Cross Country Championships was held in Derby, England, at the Derby Racecourse on 20 March 1909. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1]

1909 International Cross Country Championships
OrganisersICCU
Edition7th
Date20 March
Host cityDerby, Derbyshire, England England
VenueDerby Racecourse
Events1
Distances10 mi (16.1 km)
Participation51 athletes from
5 nations

Complete results,[2] medallists, [3] and the results of British athletes[4] were published.

Medallists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Men
10 mi (16.1 km)
Edward Wood
  England
58:03 Jean Bouin
  France
58:04 Ernest Loney
  England
58:53
Team
Men   England 32   Ireland 77   Scotland 107

Individual Race Results

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Men's (10 mi / 16.1 km)

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Rank Athlete Nationality Time
  Edward Wood   England 58:03
  Jean Bouin   France 58:04
  Ernest Loney   England 58:53
4 Bill Coales   England 59:16
5 Tom Downing   Ireland 59:24
6 Charlie Harris   Ireland 59:34
7 Fred Lord   England 1:00:04
8 Charles Straw   England 1:00:20
9 Jack Price   England 1:00:32
10 Ernest Barnes   England 1:00:36
11 William Bowman   Scotland 1:00:39
12 Marcel Courbaton   France 1:00:42
13 James Hughes   Ireland 1:00:58
14 Frank Buckley   Ireland 1:01:10
15 Alex Mann   Scotland 1:01:19
16 James Murphy   Ireland 1:01:21
17 James Duffy   Scotland 1:01:24
18 Tom Johnston   Scotland 1:01:24
19 Alexandre Fayollat   France 1:01:38
20 George MacKenzie   Scotland 1:01:45
21 J. Terris   France 1:01:47
22 Edgar Stead   Wales 1:01:48
23 Frank Ryder   Ireland 1:01:52
24 Victor Millerot   France 1:01:54
25 M.J. McHale   Ireland 1:02:08
26 Sam Watt   Scotland 1:02:10
27 Arthur Pateshall   England 1:02:11
28 M.J. McCann   Ireland 1:02:15
29 T. Elsmore   Wales 1:02:20
30 Ernest Paul   Wales 1:02:28
31 Harry Baldwin   England 1:02:31
32 Tommy Arthur   Wales 1:02:35
33 Paul Bouchard   France 1:02:38
34 Alex McPhee   Scotland 1:02:49
35 Arthur McGuffie   Scotland 1:02:51
36 Rhys Evans   Wales 1:03:07
37 Tom Jack   Scotland 1:03:10
38 P.B. Currey   Wales 1:03:12
39 Ben Christmas   Wales 1:03:25
40 Ernest Massey   England 1:03:58
41 Harry Sewell   England 1:04:48
42 Emile Verrier   France 1:04:54
43 R. Jones   Wales 1:05:08
44 Tom Pavey   Wales 1:05:25
45 P.J. McGuinness   Ireland 1:08:04
46 Llewellyn Lloyd   Wales 1:08:07
Sam Stevenson   Scotland DNF
Jacques Versel   France DNF
Georges Filiatre   France DNF
P. Watters   Ireland DNF
Edward Green   England DNF

Team Results

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Men's

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Rank Country Team Points
1   England Edward Wood
Ernest Loney
Bill Coales
Fred Lord
Charles Straw
Jack Price
32
2   Ireland Tom Downing
Charlie Harris
James Hughes
Frank Buckley
James Murphy
Frank Ryder
77
3   Scotland William Bowman
Alex Mann
James Duffy
Tom Johnston
George MacKenzie
Sam Watt
107
4   France Jean Bouin
Marcel Courbaton
Alexandre Fayollat
J. Terris
Victor Millerot
Paul Bouchard
111
5   Wales Edgar Stead
T. Elsmore
Ernest Paul
Tommy Arthur
Rhys Evans
P.B. Currey
187

Participation

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An unofficial count yields the participation of 51 athletes from 5 countries.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Notes on sport - International Cross-Country Championship - The international cross-country championship was decided on the Derby Racecourse on Saturday afternoon, the attendance numbering about 3000..., Glasgow Herald, March 22, 1909, p. 12, retrieved September 26, 2013
  2. ^ Magnusson, Tomas, INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 16.1km CC Men - Derby Racecourse Date: Saturday, March 20, 1909, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on June 10, 2007, retrieved September 24, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 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